Isaac Newton's Tree
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated from a tree growing in Isaac Newton's garden at Woolsthorpe Manor, near Grantham, Lincs in 1660. It appears identical to Flower of Kent. Fruits have soft, coarse-textured flesh with a subacid flavour. A very shy cropper.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Accession name
Isaac Newton's Tree
Flowering time
14th May 10% flowering
21st May Full (80%) flowering
29th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
large-very large a
Type
Culinary a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
81.82 mm a
Width
90.66 mm a
Ribbing
strong a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped a
Russet
low a
Firmness
soft a
Coarseness
coarse a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.