Warner's King
syn. Barker's Seedling, D. T. Fisch, D. T. Fish, David T. Fish, Drumlanrig Castle, Fish, Fish D. T., Fish's Rambour, Killick's Apple, Killick's Big Apple, King, King Apple, King's, Kings, Nelson's Glory, Poor Man's Friend, Roi de Warner, Salopian, Silverton Pippin, Veitch's Cluster, Warner's Konigs Apfel, Warner's Konigsapfel, Warner's Seedling, Weavering, Weavering Apple
Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Believed to have originated in Kent. Known since the late 1700s (prior name King Apple). It was sent by Warner to Rivers Nursery who gave it the distinguishing prefix. Fruits have rather soft, a little coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a very acid flavour. Cooks well.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Late September
- Flowering
- 2nd May (10%) · 7th May (full) · 14th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Size
- large
- Type
- Culinary
- Shape
- Truncate conical
- Width
- 81.00 mm
- Height
- 63.00 mm
- Russet
- very low
- Ribbing
- weak-medium
- Firmness
- firm
- Coarseness
- coarse
- Greasiness
- Medium
- Over colour
- Brown
- Flesh colour
- Greenish
- Ground colour
- Yellow
- Over colour pattern
- striped
Source · National Fruit Collection
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