Pope's Scarlet Costard

Apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by nurseryman William Pope, Newbury, Berks in the early 1900s. Fruits are good both for dessert and cooking.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1949 - 213   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Pope's Scarlet Costard

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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