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Lord Rosebery
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Said to have been raised by Storrie of Glencarse, Scotland. It was described in 1934. Fruits have crisp, creamy white flesh with a sweet flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Rosebery
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Conical 2
- Size
- medium-large 2
- Height
- 59.00mm 2
- Width
- 68.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium-strong 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- high-very high 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Greasiness
- Medium 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
1957 - 169
- Accession name
- Lord Rosebery
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering
18th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late August 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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