Lady Isabel

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Found in 1939 by Mrs Reading at Guildford, Surrey. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
large ^b

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^b

Shape
Conical ^b

Height
66.50 mm ^b

Width
76.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour
Orange ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Greasiness
Medium ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Crunch
crisp ^b

Flesh Colour
White ^b

Accession No.
1949 - 072   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Lady Isabel

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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