Burn's Seedling

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by Henry Burn, near Marlborough, Wiltshire. Recorded in 1831. Fruits have very sweet, coarse flesh.

Synonyms:
Burn's Saemling, Burn's Samling, Burns Seedling, Burns's Seedling, Burr's Seedling

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1945 - 128   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Burn's Seedling

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Ribbing
strong 1

Crown
strong 1

Ground Colour
Yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Firmness
firm 1

Coarseness
coarse 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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