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Joybells
type: Dessert, Pie
identification: Medium to large. Round conic. The base colour is yellow over which are carmine stripes. The calyx is mid-size and partly open, set in a knobbed and funnel-shaped basin. The stem is short and moderately stout, extending just slightly proud of the cavity which is usually russetted.
characteristics: The flesh is white, fine-grained, tender and melting. Juicy and sweet-tart. Mild flavours, sometimes slightly spicy.
uses: Dessert and pies.
origins: Raised from seed by Robert Lloyd, head gardener ar Brookwood Hospital in Woking, Surrey (U.K.), in the late 1800s. Introduced by Will Taylor of Goldaming, Surrey in 1920 and it received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1922. There is no record of its parentage.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, spreading spur bearer.
cold storage: Keeps up to three months in cold storage.
harvest: Ready for harvest in the middle of the fourth period.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 11
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 12
harvest period: 4
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