Earl Cowper
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Received 1949 (but probably an old cultivar). Origin: Received from Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, England.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Size
large b
Type
Culinary b
Shape
Conical b
Height
80.00 mm b
Width
87.50 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
very low b
Firmness
medium-firm b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Received by the National Fruit Trials from Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedford in 1949 although it is thought to be much older than this. Fruits have fairly firm flesh with a slightly subacid flavour.
Accession name
Earl Cowper
Flowering time
30th April 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
12th 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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