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Lady of the Lake

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Received 1958. Origin: Received from Scotland, Grange near Errol.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
7th May (10%) · 12th May (full) · 19th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
subacid, slightly sweet
Ribbing
ribbed at eye, slightly on body
Fruit size
medium
Fruit shape
tall to intermediate, rectangular to truncate-conic or conic, convex
Fruit width
51-55 mm
Over colour
slightly flushed and mottled pinkish red
Flesh colour
creamy white
Fruit height
45-53 mm
Skin texture
sticky
Flesh texture
firm
Ground colour
greenish gold
NFC characterisation
Size
small
Type
Dessert
Crown
medium
Shape
Truncate conical
Crunch
crisp
Russet
very low
Ribbing
strong
Firmness
soft
Greasiness
Medium
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour amount
low
Over colour pattern
striped/mottled

Source · National Fruit Collection

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