Tyler's Kernel
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Brought to notice in 1883 by Mr Tyler of Hereford, England. Received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1883. Fruits have firm, crisp, tender, yellowish flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Croft Pendarren)
Size
large 2
Type
Culinary 2
Shape
Conical 2
Height
73.00 mm 2
Width
83.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Russet
very low 2
Firmness
firm 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
medium-coarse 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
Tyler's Kernel
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register