Lane's Prince Albert
syn. Albert Lanskii, Lane, Lane Prince Albert, Lane's, Lane's Albert, Lane's Albertsapple, Lanes Albertsapple, Lanes Prince Albert, Perkin's A. 1, Perkins A. 1, Perkins' A. 1, Prince Albert, Prince Albert (Lane), Prince Albert de Lane, Prinz Albert, Profit, Victoria and Albert
Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Thought to have been raised in about 1840 by Thomas Squire, Berkhamsted. It was introduced by John Lane in 1850. Received First Class Certificate from RHS in 1872. Fruits are very juicy and acid. Cooks well.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Mid October
- Flowering
- 6th May (10%) · 13th May (full) · 20th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Size
- large
- Type
- Culinary
- Shape
- Truncate conical
- Width
- 76.00 mm
- Height
- 59.00 mm
- Ribbing
- weak
- Firmness
- very soft
- Coarseness
- fine
- Over colour
- Orange
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Green yellow
- Over colour pattern
- striped
Source · National Fruit Collection
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