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Dewdney's Seedling
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at Barrowby, Grantham, Lincolnshire by Mr Dewdney in about 1850. Fruits have moderately firm, juicy and very acid flesh.
- Synonyms:
- Baron Wolseley, Deudney's Seedling, Dewdney, Lord Wolseley, Volseli
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
- Shape
- Truncate conical 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 65.00mm 2
- Width
- 75.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Brown 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- Greenish 2
Accession No.
1939 - 011
- Accession name
- Dewdney's Seedling
- Flowering time ›››
- 9th May10% flowering
14th MayFull (80%) flowering
22nd May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early September 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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