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Devonshire Buckland
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated from Devon, England. First recorded in 1803. Fruits have soft flesh with a subacid, slightly sweet flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Dredge's White, Dredge's White Lily, Lilly Buckland, Lily Buckland, Pile's Victoria, Piles Victoria, White Buckland, White Lily, White Pippin
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 59.00mm 2
- Width
- 81.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Brown 2
- Russet
- low 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
1945 - 155
- Accession name
- Devonshire Buckland
- Flowering time ›››
- 9th May10% flowering
14th MayFull (80%) flowering
20th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late October 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019