Liddell's Seedling
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1949 from Scotland. Fruits have firm, tender, creamy white flesh which browns quickly when cut. A rather acid flavour.
Accession name
Liddell's Seedling
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid August 1
Size
large 1
Type
Culinary / Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Ribbing
medium 1
Crown
strong 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Firmness
soft 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register