Red Victoria
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A chance seedling found in about 1884 near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. Introduced by Miller. Received the Award of Merit in 1908 and a First Class Certificate in 1910 from the Royal Horticultural Society. Fruits have firm, greenish white flesh with an acid flavour.
Synonyms:
Red Rover
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Culinary 2
Shape
Flat 2
Height
55.00 mm 2
Width
72.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour
Brown 2
Firmness
firm 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Red Victoria
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid August 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register