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Lord Rosebery

syn. Rosebery

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Said to have been raised by Storrie of Glencarse, Scotland. It was described in 1934. Fruits have crisp, creamy white flesh with a sweet flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Late August
Flowering
6th May (10%) · 10th May (full) · 18th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
medium-large
Type
Dessert
Shape
Conical
Width
68.50 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
59.00 mm
Russet
very low
Ribbing
medium-strong
Firmness
soft
Greasiness
Medium
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Green yellow
Over colour amount
high-very high

Source · National Fruit Collection

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