Brown's Seedling

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised before 1874 by Brown, a nurseryman at Stamford, Lincolnshire. Fruits have softish flesh with a sweet to subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project

Size
medium ²

Type
Culinary / Dessert ²

Shape
Broad globose conical ²

Ribbing
weak ²

Ground Colour
Yellow ²

Over Colour
Orange ²

Russet
low ²

Firmness
soft ²

Coarseness
medium ²

Flesh Colour
Cream ²

Accession No.
1946 - 043   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Brown's Seedling

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ¹

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References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register