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Barchard's Seedling

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised in Putney, London by Mr Higgs, gardener to R. Barchard. It was introduced in 1856 by A. Dancer. Received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1873. Fruits are crisp with a sweet to subacid flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Late September
Flowering
4th May (10%) · 10th May (full) · 19th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
medium
Type
Dessert
Shape
Flat globose
Width
64.50 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
55.00 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
medium
Coarseness
fine
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour pattern
striped

Source · National Fruit Collection

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