Leeder's Perfection
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Exhibited in 1919 from Postwick, Norfolk. Fruits are sweet.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Accession name
Leeder's Perfection
Flowering time
19th April 10% flowering
21st April Full (80%) flowering
1st May 90% petal fall
Size
medium-large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Height
59.75 mm 1
Width
72.53 mm 1
Ribbing
medium 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
very low 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register