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Mrs. Phillimore
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Charles Ross and introduced by Bunyard of Maidstone. First recorded in 1896. Received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1899. Fruits have crisp, tender flesh, with a sweet, fusty flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Miss Phillimore
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Cox's Pomona x Mother
- Shape
- Flat 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 47.50mm 2
- Width
- 62.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium-strong 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Brown 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
2000 - 070
- Accession name
- Mrs. Phillimore
- Flowering time ›››
- 8th May10% flowering
14th MayFull (80%) flowering
21st May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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