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Lodgemore Nonpareil

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in about 1808 by Mr Cook of Lodgemore, Stroud, England. It was introduced by Clissold. Fruits have firm, crisp, juicy flesh with a sweet and perfumed flavour.

Synonyms:
Clissold's Seedling, Lodgemore Seedling, Non Pareille de Lodgemore, Nonpareille de Lodgemore
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)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)

Accession No.
1962 - 033

  

Accession name
Lodgemore Nonpareil (Hoff)
Flowering time  ›››
17th May10% flowering
23rd MayFull (80%) flowering
30th May90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
small 1
Shape
Flat globose 1
Height
43.99 mm 1
Width
52.00 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Green 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Russet
medium-high 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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