Byford Wonder
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
An apple of UK origin. Recorded in 1893. Received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1893. Fruits have coarse, tender flesh with a subacid and aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)
Size
large 2
Type
Culinary 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
83.00 mm 2
Width
99.00 mm 2
Ribbing
strong 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
low 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Russet
low 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
Byford Wonder
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register