Wardington Seedling

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at Banbury, Oxfordshire by D. Burchnell, gardener to Lady Wardington. First fruited in about 1938. Fruits have crisp, tender, fine flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Unknown

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Broad globose conical 2

Height
46.00 mm 2

Width
56.00 mm 2

Ribbing
very weak 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour
n/a 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Greasiness
Medium 2

Crunch
crisp 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Accession No.
1946 - 019   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Wardington Seedling

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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