Peter Lock

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Discovered in the early 1800s. It was found in Dean Woods, Buckfastleigh, Devon by Peter Lock. Fruits have soft, coarse flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium-large ^b

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^b

Shape
Broad globose conical ^b

Height
55.50 mm ^b

Width
72.50 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Firmness
soft ^b

Coarseness
coarse ^b

Flesh Colour
White ^b

Accession No.
1924 - 052   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Peter Lock

Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register