Lord Derby Spur Type
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated at the Hilltop Fruit Farm, Ledbury, Herefordshire on trees planted in 1968. Trees are of a spur type habit. Fruits are rather coarse-textured, somewhat dry and with a subacid flavour. Cooks well.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Catshead x Unknown
Accession name
Lord Derby spur type
Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
25th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
Size
large 1
Type
Culinary 1
Shape
Globose 1
Ribbing
strong 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Green 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1
Over Colour
Brown 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
absent 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register