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Duchess of Bedford
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Laxton Bros. Ltd., at Bedford. First exhibited in 1918. Fruits have rather soft flesh with a subacid flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
- Parentage:
- Cellini x Beauty of Bath
- Shape
- Truncate conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 54.50mm 2
- Width
- 65.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Greasiness
- Strong 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
1941 - 009
- Accession name
- Duchess of Bedford
- Flowering time ›››
- 4th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering
18th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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