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Lord Hindlip

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised in Worcestershire, England. It was first recorded in 1896 and was introduced by Watkins of Hereford. Received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1896 and a First Class Certificate in 1898. Fruits have fairly firm, very fine-textured, juicy flesh with a good aromatic flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
3rd May (10%) · 10th May (full) · 17th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
medium
Type
Dessert
Shape
Truncate conical
Width
57.00 mm
Height
57.00 mm
Ribbing
weak
Over colour
Red
Ground colour
Green yellow
Over colour amount
high-very high
Over colour pattern
streaked

Source · National Fruit Collection

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