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Lodgemore Nonpareil

syn. Clissold's Seedling, Lodgemore Seedling, Non Pareille de Lodgemore, Nonpareille de Lodgemore

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised in about 1808 by Mr Cook of Lodgemore, Stroud, England. It was introduced by Clissold. Fruits have firm, crisp, juicy flesh with a sweet and perfumed flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Early October
Flowering
17th May (10%) · 23rd May (full) · 30th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
sweet, perfumed
Ribbing
not ribbed
Fruit size
medium
Fruit shape
intermediate, rectangular, convex
Fruit width
62 mm
Over colour
flushed red
Russet type
dotted
Flesh colour
yellowish
Fruit height
50 mm
Flesh texture
firm, crisp
Ground colour
golden yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
small
Type
Dessert
Crown
weak
Shape
Flat globose
Width
52.00 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
43.99 mm
Russet
medium-high
Ribbing
weak-medium
Firmness
firm
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
Yellowish
Ground colour
Green

Source · National Fruit Collection

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