Prince Charles

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised between 1940 and 1945 at Victoria Nurseries, Burbage, Leicester, England by Herbert Robinson. Fruits have firm, creamy white flesh with a sweet, slightly subacid, slightly aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Lord Lambourne x Cox's Orange Pippin

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Broad globose conical 2

Height
54.50 mm 2

Width
64.50 mm 2

Ribbing
weak 2

Ground Colour
Yellow 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2

Russet
low 2

Firmness
firm 2

Flesh Colour
Cream 2

Accession No.
1959 - 044   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Prince Charles

Flowering time
29th April 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
12th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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