Reid's Seedling

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised around 1880-1890 by Mr Reid of Drumart Jones, Richill, Co. Armagh, Ireland. Fruits have somewhat coarse, creamy white flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1949 - 211   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Reid's Seedling

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose 1

Height
54.51 mm 1

Width
66.41 mm 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1

Russet
low 1

Coarseness
coarse 1

Juiciness
dry 1

Flesh Colour
White 1


References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register