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Isaac Newton's Tree
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated from a tree growing in Isaac Newton's garden at Woolsthorpe Manor, near Grantham, Lincs in 1660. It appears identical to Flower of Kent. Fruits have soft, coarse-textured flesh with a subacid flavour. A very shy cropper.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Accession No.
1948 - 729
- Accession name
- Isaac Newton's Tree
- Flowering time ›››
- 14th May10% flowering
21st MayFull (80%) flowering
29th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Size
- large-very large 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Height
- 81.82 mm 1
- Width
- 90.66 mm 1
- Ribbing
- strong 1
- Crown
- medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Coarseness
- coarse 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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