Sandew
Culinary / Dessert apple
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Somerset, England. Grafts from a very old tree were received by the National Fruit Trials in 1950. Fruits have soft, coarse, creamy white flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
intermediate, truncate-conic, convex b
Ribbing
ribbed base to apex b
Ground Colour
yellowish green b
Over Colour
flushed gold b
Russet Type
russet dots, russet on base b
Flesh Colour
creamy white b
Skin Texture
smooth b
Flesh Texture
soft, coarse b
Flavour
subacid b
Accession name
Sandew
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
Size
large-very large a
Type
Culinary / Dessert a
Shape
Globose a
Height
74.78 mm a
Width
87.50 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak-medium a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
very low a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Strong a
Firmness
soft a
Crunch
crisp a
Coarseness
coarse a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register