Robert Blatchford
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by F. Chilvers, nurseryman, Hunstanton, Norfolk. Introduced in 1914. Keeps its shape when cooked.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
- Parentage:
- Blenheim Orange x Reverend W. Wilks
Accession No.
1961 - 047
- Accession name
- Robert Blatchford
- Flowering time ›››
- 11th May10% flowering
16th MayFull (80%) flowering 24th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Early October 1
- Size
- large-very large 1
- Shape
- Globose 1
- Height
- 81.45 mm 1
- Width
- 100.15 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- very low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- washed out 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Greasiness
- Medium 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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