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Red Newton Wonder
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A more highly coloured clone of Newton Wonder. Originated on a tree at Hill Top Farm, Ledbury, England. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958. Fruits have rather coarse textured, moderately juicy flesh with a subacid flavour. Cooks very well.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Sport of Newton Wonder
Accession No.
1958 - 193
- Accession name
- Red Newton Wonder
- Flowering time ›››
- 8th May10% flowering
12th MayFull (80%) flowering
18th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Flat globose 1
- Ribbing
- weak 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled 1
- Russet
- very low 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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