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Miller's Seedling
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1848 by Mr James Miller at Newbury, Berkshire, England. It received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1906. Fruits have white, rather soft, very juicy flesh with a sweet and refreshing flavour. Bruises easily.
- Synonyms:
- The Shah
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Sports:
- Red Miller
- Shape
- Flat globose 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 44.00mm 2
- Width
- 60.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- low 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1979 - 177
- Accession name
- Miller's Seedling (LA 69A)
- Flowering time ›››
- 3rd May10% flowering
8th MayFull (80%) flowering
17th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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