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Norfolk Royal
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A chance seedling found in Wright's Nurseries, North Walsham, Norfolk, England in about 1908. It was introduced in 1928 and named in 1930. Fruits have moderately firm, crisp, very juicy flesh with a sweet and pleasant flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
- Shape
- Truncate conical 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 65.00mm 2
- Width
- 75.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- very weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- streaked 2
- Greasiness
- Medium 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1933 - 004
- Accession name
- Norfolk Royal
- Flowering time ›››
- 9th May10% flowering
14th MayFull (80%) flowering
21st May90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019