Warner's King

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Believed to have originated in Kent. Known since the late 1700s (prior name King Apple). It was sent by Warner to Rivers Nursery who gave it the distinguishing prefix. Fruits have rather soft, a little coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a very acid flavour. Cooks well.

Synonyms:

Barker's Seedling, D. T. Fisch, D. T. Fish, David T. Fish, Drumlanrig Castle, Fish, Fish D. T., Fish's Rambour, Killick's Apple, Killick's Big Apple, King, King Apple, King's, Kings, Nelson's Glory, Poor Man's Friend, Roi de Warner, Salopian, Silverton Pippin, Veitch's Cluster, Warner's Konigs Apfel, Warner's Konigsapfel, Warner's Seedling, Weavering, Weavering Apple

Availability

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project

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)

Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Ffordd-fawr)

Mother to:

Norfolk Beauty

Encore

Shape

Truncate conical ²

Size

large ²

Height

63.00mm ²

Width

81.00mm ²

Ribbing

weak-medium ²

Ground Colour

Yellow ²

Over Colour

Brown ²

Over Colour (Pattern)

striped ²

Russet

very low ²

Greasiness

Medium ²

Coarseness

coarse ²

Flesh Colour

Greenish ²

Accession No.

1976 - 150

  

Accession name

Warner's King (LA 73A)

Flowering time  ›››

2nd May10% flowering
7th MayFull (80%) flowering
14th May90% petal fall

Picking time

Late September ¹

References:

1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.

2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register