Prince Charles
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised between 1940 and 1945 at Victoria Nurseries, Burbage, Leicester, England by Herbert Robinson. Fruits have firm, creamy white flesh with a sweet, slightly subacid, slightly aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Lord Lambourne x Cox's Orange Pippin
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Broad globose conical b
Height
54.50 mm b
Width
64.50 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked b
Russet
low b
Firmness
firm b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Prince Charles
Flowering time
29th April 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register