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Edward VII
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
First recorded in 1902. It was introduced by Rowe of Worcester in 1908. Received Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1903. Fruits have firm, rather coarse-textured, fairly juicy flesh with an acid flavour. An excellent cooker.
- Synonyms:
- Edouard, Edouard VII, King Edward, King Edward VII
- 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 (Paramor)
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Croft Pendarren)
- Parentage:
- Blenheim Orange x Golden Noble
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- medium-large 2
- Height
- 52.50mm 2
- Width
- 67.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- absent 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Greasiness
- Medium 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1921 - 015
- Accession name
- Edward VII
- Flowering time ›››
- 14th May10% flowering
21st MayFull (80%) flowering
29th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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