Red Victoria
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A chance seedling found in about 1884 near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. Introduced by Miller. Received the Award of Merit in 1908 and a First Class Certificate in 1910 from the Royal Horticultural Society. Fruits have firm, greenish white flesh with an acid flavour.
Synonyms:
Red Rover
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Size
medium-large b
Type
Culinary b
Shape
Flat b
Height
55.00 mm b
Width
72.00 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow b
Over Colour
Brown b
Firmness
firm b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Accession name
Red Victoria
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid August a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register