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King Byerd
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
- Synonyms:
- King Bayard
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
- Shape
- Oblong 2
- Size
- large 2
- Ribbing
- medium-strong 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- streaked 2
- Russet
- low 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
1954 - 051
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1954 from Cornwall. Fruits have firm, crisp, fine flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.
- Accession name
- King Byerd
- Flowering time ›››
- 10th May10% flowering
15th MayFull (80%) flowering
23rd May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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