Reverend W. Wilks

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by Veitch, Chelsea, England. First recorded in 1904. Received the Award of Merit in 1904 and a First Class Certificate in 1910 from the Royal Horticultural Society. Fruits have crisp, fine-textured, juicy flesh with a subacid flavour. Cooks well.

Synonyms:
Reverend Wilks

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Peasgood's Nonsuch x Ribston Pippin

Father to:
Robert Blatchford

Size
large 2

Type
Culinary 2

Shape
Truncate conical 2

Height
76.00 mm 2

Width
88.00 mm 2

Ribbing
weak 2

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
low 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Flesh Colour
White 2

Accession No.
1979 - 183   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Reverend W. Wilks (LA 71A)

Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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