Lady Sudeley

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in about 1849 by a cottager called Jacob at Petworth, Sussex. Introduced in 1885 by G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, Kent. It received an Award of Merit from the RHS in 1884. Fruits have firm, juicy flesh which is a little acid and with good flavour.

Synonyms:
Jacob's Strawberry, Lady Sudely

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Mother to:
Beauty of Bedford

Father to:
Benenden Early

Sports:
Red Sudeley

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Oblong 2

Height
54.00 mm 2

Width
67.00 mm 2

Ribbing
strong 2

Ground Colour
Yellow 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Firmness
firm 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2

Accession No.
1941 - 029   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Lady Sudeley

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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