Lewis's Incomparable
Culinary / Dessert apple
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Believed to have been raised in England. It was known at the end of the 1700s. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, rather dry, subacid flesh with very little flavour.
Synonyms:
Incomparable, Incomparable de Lewis, Lewis Incomparable, Lewis' Incomparable
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
intermediate, conic, convex b
Fruit Height
70 mm b
Fruit Width
76 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye b
Ground Colour
yellow b
Over Colour
streaked red b
Flesh Colour
yellowish b
Flesh Texture
firm, crisp b
Flavour
subacid b
Accession name
Lewis's Incomparable
Flowering time
12th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
26th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
large-very large a
Type
Culinary / Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
75.68 mm a
Width
86.96 mm a
Ribbing
strong a
Crown
medium-strong a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Firmness
firm a
Crunch
crisp a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register