Tydeman's Early Worcester
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1929 by H.M. Tydeman at East Malling Research Station, Kent. Introduced in 1945. Fruits have white, crisp, fine-textured, juicy flesh with a good vinous flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Early Worcester, Tydeman Early, Tydeman's Early, Tydeman's Red, Tydemans Early Worchester
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
- Parentage:
- McIntosh x Worcester Pearmain
- Mother to:
- Folkestone
- Shape
- Oblong 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 54.00mm 2
- Width
- 60.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- high-very high 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- streaked 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Greasiness
- Medium 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
2006 - 011
- Accession name
- Tydeman's Early Worcester (LA)
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering 17th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Late August 1

Accession No.
1973 - 145
- Accession name
- Tydeman's Early Worcester
- Flowering time ›››
- 5th May10% flowering
9th MayFull (80%) flowering 16th May90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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
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