Caroline
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Lord Suffield's garden, Blickling, Norfolk. It was known to already be fruiting in 1822. Fruits have firm, white flesh with a sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
Caroline Lady Suffield
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Broad globose conical b
Height
47.50 mm b
Width
62.00 mm b
Ribbing
absent b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Firmness
firm b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Caroline
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
21st 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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