Lady of the Wemyss
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated from Scotland. It was recorded in 1831. Fruits have hard, fine flesh with an acid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Lady of the Wemys, Lady Wemyss
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1949 - 286
- Accession name
- Lady of the Wemyss
- Flowering time ›››
- 4th May10% flowering
9th MayFull (80%) flowering 18th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Size
- large-very large 1
- Shape
- Globose 1
- Height
- 69.71 mm 1
- Width
- 83.36 mm 1
- Ribbing
- medium 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Pink 1
- Over Colour Amount
- very low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- washed out 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Greasiness
- Medium 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Juiciness
- juicy 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 1

- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
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