Seaton House

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at Seaton House, Arbroath, Scotland. Introduced in 1860. Fruits have firm, fine, white flesh with an acid flavour.

Synonyms:
Niton House

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium 2

Type
Culinary 2

Shape
Flat 2

Height
52.50 mm 2

Width
66.50 mm 2

Ribbing
weak 2

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
low 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Russet
low 2

Greasiness
Medium 2

Firmness
firm 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Flesh Colour
White 2

Accession No.
2000 - 088   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Seaton House

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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