Lady of the Wemyss

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated from Scotland. It was recorded in 1831. Fruits have hard, fine flesh with an acid flavour.

Synonyms:
Lady of the Wemys, Lady Wemyss

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate sometimes flat, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex to sometimes straight ^b

Fruit Height
65-89 mm ^b

Fruit Width
83-97 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body, sometimes to base ^b

Ground Colour
pale green or yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
flushed dull orange red to reddish mauve ^b

Russet Type
russet dots and flecks, russet on base ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish yellow ^b

Flesh Texture
hard, fine ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

Accession No.
1949 - 286   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Lady of the Wemyss

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
large-very large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Globose ^a

Height
69.71 mm ^a

Width
83.36 mm ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Pink ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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