Lorna Doone
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958 from Hereford, England. Fruits have soft, mealy flesh with a slightly subacid flavour.
Accession name
Lorna Doone
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late August 1
Size
large-very large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Height
70.73 mm 1
Width
86.57 mm 1
Ribbing
medium 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1
Over Colour
Pink 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Firmness
soft 1
Coarseness
coarse 1
Juiciness
dry 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register