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Chelmsford Wonder

syn. Chudo Shelmsforda, Merveille de Chelmsford, Wunder von Chelmsford

Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised near Chelmsford, Essex in about 1870 and introduced in 1890 by Saltmarsh. Received an Award of Merit and a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1891. Fruits have firm, fine-textured flesh which is juicy and subacid.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Early October
Flowering
6th May (10%) · 12th May (full) · 19th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
large
Type
Culinary
Shape
Flat globose
Width
75.00 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
61.00 mm
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour pattern
striped

Source · National Fruit Collection

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