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Sandringham

syn. The Sandringham

Culinary / Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised by gamekeeper Perry at Sandringham. Recorded in 1883 in which year it received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society. Introduced by Veitch. Fruits have soft, coarse, mealy flesh with a subacid flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
13th May (10%) · 19th May (full) · 28th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
large
Type
Culinary / Dessert
Shape
Truncate conical
Width
73.00 mm
Height
57.50 mm
Russet
very low
Ribbing
weak
Firmness
soft
Coarseness
coarse
Over colour
Red
Ground colour
Green yellow
Over colour pattern
striped

Source · National Fruit Collection

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