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Kirke's Lord Nelson
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A larger fruited clone of Kentish Fillbasket. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1960 from Australia. Fruits have tender, greenish-white, acid flesh.
- Synonyms:
- Kirk's, Kirk's Lord Nelson, Kirke's Nelson, Lord Nelson, Lord Nelson (Kirks)
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Oblong 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 70.00mm 2
- Width
- 83.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- streaked 2
- Flesh Colour
- Yellowish 2
Accession No.
1960 - 059
- Accession name
- Kirke's Lord Nelson
- Flowering time ›››
- 2nd May10% flowering
6th MayFull (80%) flowering
14th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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