Lake's Kernel
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Brought to Ashleworth, Gloucestershire, England by Mr Lake. It was first exhibited in 1905. Fruits have firm flesh with a subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Ashleworth, Prince's Pippin, Princess Pippin
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Gloucestershire Orchard Trust collection (link to website)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Accession name
Lake's Kernel
Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
17th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
small 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Ribbing
weak 1
Crown
weak-medium 1
Ground Colour
Yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
low 1
Firmness
soft 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Coarseness
fine 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register