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Sowman's Seedling
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1914 at the County Horticulture Station, Hutton, Lancashire by Sowman. Introduced and named in 1927 by the Lancashire Agricultural Committee. Acquired by Rivers Nurseries of Sawbridgeworth, Herts. Fruits have fairly firm, fine, yellowish white tinged green flesh with an acid flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Grenadier x Ecklinville
- Shape
- Flat 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 54.00mm 2
- Width
- 67.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- Yellowish 2
Accession No.
1927 - 070
- Accession name
- Sowman's Seedling
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
12th MayFull (80%) flowering
19th May90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019