Earl Cowper
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
- 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
- 80.00mm 2
- Width
- 87.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- Greenish 2
Accession No.
1949 - 055
Received by the National Fruit Trials from Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedford in 1949 although it is thought to be much older than this. Fruits have fairly firm flesh with a slightly subacid flavour.
- Accession name
- Earl Cowper
- Flowering time ›››
- 30th April10% flowering
5th MayFull (80%) flowering 12th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Mid 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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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