Clark's Seedling

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to have originated in the UK. Recorded in 1936. Fruits have soft, coarse, creamy yellow flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Clarke's Pippin, Royal George

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
large 2

Type
Culinary 2

Shape
Flat globose 2

Height
65.00 mm 2

Width
77.00 mm 2

Ground Colour
Yellow 2

Over Colour
Brown 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Firmness
firm 2

Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2

Accession No.
1957 - 265   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Clark's Seedling

Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
14th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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