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Lady Sudeley

syn. Jacob's Strawberry, Lady Sudely

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised in about 1849 by a cottager called Jacob at Petworth, Sussex. Introduced in 1885 by G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, Kent. It received an Award of Merit from the RHS in 1884. Fruits have firm, juicy flesh which is a little acid and with good flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Early September
Flowering
8th May (10%) · 13th May (full) · 21st May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
medium
Type
Dessert
Shape
Oblong
Width
67.00 mm
Height
54.00 mm
Ribbing
strong
Firmness
firm
Coarseness
fine
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
Yellowish
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour pattern
striped

Source · National Fruit Collection

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