Mitchelson's Seedling

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey by Mitchelson. First described in 1851. Fruits have firm, crisp, yellowish white flesh with an acid flavour.

Synonyms:
Mitchellson's Seedling, Mitchelson, Mitchelson's Seedling of Hogg

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

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

Fruit Height
53-67 mm ^b

Fruit Width
64-78 mm ^b

Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
deep yellow ^b

Over Colour
occasional faint red flush or mottling ^b

Russet Type
russet dots ^b

Flesh Colour
yellowish white ^b

Flesh Texture
fine, firm, crisp ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

Accession No.
1951 - 232   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Mitchelson's Seedling

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

Size
large-very large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Globose ^a

Height
71.63 mm ^a

Width
87.46 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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