Duchess's Favourite
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1800 by Mr Cree, a nurseryman of Addlestone, Surrey. Fruits have crisp, yellow flesh with a brisk and pleasant flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Duchess Favourite, Duchess of Gloester, Duchess of Glosester, Duchess of Gloster, Duchess of Gloucester, Duchess of York, Duchess of York Favourite, Duchess of York's Favorite, Duchess of York's Favourite, Duchess' Favorite, Duchess' Favourite, Dutches's Favorite, Fordham Wonder, Scarlet Incomparable, Town Apple
- 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)
- Mother to:
- Jennifer
- Shape
- Oblong 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 54.00mm 2
- Width
- 64.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Greasiness
- Weak 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
2000 - 031
- Accession name
- Duchess's Favourite
- Flowering time ›››
- 5th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering 16th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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
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