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Leonard Lush
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
- Synonyms:
- Leonard M. Lush
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 50.00mm 2
- Width
- 60.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- streaked 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1950 - 303
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1950 from Bexhill, Sussex. Fruits have softish, white flesh with a fruity and subacid flavour.
- Accession name
- Leonard Lush
- Flowering time ›››
- 5th May10% flowering
9th MayFull (80%) flowering
17th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019