Baron Wood

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Probably acquired by NFT (but no record of acquisition) 1900s (late in decade).

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
48-50 mm ^b

Fruit Width
64-68 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed light red ^b

Russet Type
some russet ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
medium firm, crisp ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

Accession No.
1999 - 074   fingerprint   check_circle

Thought to have been acquired by the National Fruit Trials in the late 1940s. Cooks well.

Accession name
Baron Wood

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Flat ^a

Height
52.88 mm ^a

Width
71.90 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
medium ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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