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Doctor Clifford
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A chance seedling rootstock which originated with William Ingall, Grimoldby, Lincolnshire in about 1898. It was introduced in 1911. Fruits have crisp flesh with a subacid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Dr. Clifford
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
- Shape
- Conical 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 75.00mm 2
- Width
- 80.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Greasiness
- Medium 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1913 - 023
- Accession name
- Doctor Clifford
- Flowering time ›››
- 3rd May10% flowering
9th MayFull (80%) flowering
15th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid August 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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