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Tydeman's Michaelmas Red
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1929 by H.M. Tydeman at East Malling Research Station, Kent. Fruits have greenish white, rather soft, very juicy flesh with a sweet refreshing vinous flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Michaelmas Red
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- McIntosh x Worcester Pearmain
- Shape
- Truncate conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 57.00mm 2
- Width
- 60.00mm 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- streaked 2
- Flesh Colour
- Greenish 2
Accession No.
1943 - 016
- Accession name
- Tydeman's Michaelmas Red
- Flowering time ›››
- 8th May10% flowering
12th MayFull (80%) flowering
18th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early September 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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