Ashdown Seedling

Apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated with the Ashdown and General Land Company, Horsted Keynes, Sussex. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1966. Fruits are very similar to Discovery.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1966 - 079   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Ashdown Seedling

Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
late august 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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