Lord Burghley
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at Burghley, Stamford, Lincolnshire. First fruited in 1834. It was introduced by Matheson, gardener in 1865 and distributed by the House of Peterborough. Received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1865. Fruits have very firm, fine-textured, rather dry flesh with a sweet and rich aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Bergli, Lord Burghleigh, Lord Burleigh
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
44.00 mm 2
Width
57.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Brown 2
Russet
very low 2
Firmness
firm 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
Lord Burghley
Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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