Mrs. Lakeman's Seedling
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1900 by Mrs Lakeman of Stocksfield, Northumberland. Introduced by William Fell & Co., of Hexham. Fruits have crisp, firm, rather coarse flesh with an acid and slightly sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
large 2
Type
Culinary / Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
75.00 mm 2
Width
90.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
very low 2
Firmness
firm 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Accession name
Mrs. Lakeman's Seedling
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register