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Wickham Green

Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Grafts were taken in 1913 from a tree in Wickham, Berkshire, by Pope of Wokingham. This tree is thought to have been in existence in about 1860. Fruits have fine, firm, white flesh with a little acid flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
12th May (10%) · 18th May (full) · 25th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
medium
Type
Culinary
Shape
Oblong
Width
63.00 mm
Height
58.50 mm
Russet
very low
Ribbing
weak
Firmness
firm
Coarseness
fine
Over colour
Brown
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Whitish green

Source · National Fruit Collection

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