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
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Height
44.00 mm 2
Width
60.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
low 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Firmness
soft 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Miller's Seedling (LA 69A)
Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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