Lange's Perfection

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1983 - 075   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1983 from Wigan, Lancs. Fruits have firm, chewy, sweet flesh.

Accession name
Lange's Perfection

Flowering time
28th April 10% flowering
30th April Full (80%) flowering
8th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Height
56.34 mm 1

Width
66.44 mm 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush 1

Russet
low 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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