Hambling's Seedling
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Major W.J. Hambling, Dunstable, Bedfordshire and introduced in 1894 by Bunyard, Maidstone. It received a First Class Certificate from the RHS in 1893. Fruits have a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Size
large b
Type
Culinary b
Shape
Conical b
Height
70.00 mm b
Width
83.00 mm b
Ribbing
very weak b
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
very low b
Over Colour
Red b
Russet
very low b
Flesh Colour
Yellowish b
Accession name
Hambling's Seedling
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register