Lady's Delight
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in England. It was first described in 1851. Fruits have crisp flesh with a sweet, subacid, aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Lady's Delight
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
Size
large-very large 1
Type
Culinary 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Height
71.96 mm 1
Width
95.93 mm 1
Ribbing
strong-very strong 1
Crown
medium-strong 1
Ground Colour
Whitish green 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1
Russet
low 1
Firmness
soft 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register