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Foster's Seedling
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in the UK. It was introduced in about 1893 by G. Bunyard, Maidstone, Kent. Fruits have tender flesh with an acid and vinous flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 48.00mm 2
- Width
- 60.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- absent 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped/mottled 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1957 - 235
- Accession name
- Foster's Seedling
- Flowering time ›››
- 12th May10% flowering
17th MayFull (80%) flowering
26th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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