Lady's Delight

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in England. It was first described in 1851. Fruits have crisp flesh with a sweet, subacid, aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
57 mm ^b

Fruit Width
76 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed on body and at eye ^b

Ground Colour
greenish yellow speckled dark green ^b

Over Colour
flushed red, streaked red at base ^b

Flesh Colour
white ^b

Flesh Texture
tender, crisp ^b

Flavour
sweet, subacid, aromatic ^b

Tree
drooping ^b

Accession No.
1951 - 319   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Lady's Delight

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September ^a

Size
large-very large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Height
71.96 mm ^a

Width
95.93 mm ^a

Ribbing
strong-very strong ^a

Crown
medium-strong ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish green ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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