Queen Caroline
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1820 by nurseryman T. Brown at Measham, near Ashby-de-la-Zouche, Leicestershire, England. Fruits have firm, loose-textured, white flesh with an acid flavour.
Synonyms:
Brown's Caroline, Brown's Codlin, Brown's Queen Caroline, Brown's Seedling, Spencer's Favourite, Spencer's Seedling
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Size
large b
Type
Culinary b
Shape
Flat b
Height
60.00 mm b
Width
76.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak-medium b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Brown b
Russet
very low b
Firmness
firm b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Queen Caroline
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register