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Caroline
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Lord Suffield's garden, Blickling, Norfolk. It was known to already be fruiting in 1822. Fruits have firm, white flesh with a sweet flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Caroline Lady Suffield
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 47.50mm 2
- Width
- 62.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- absent 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1946 - 108
- Accession name
- Caroline
- Flowering time ›››
- 8th May10% flowering
13th MayFull (80%) flowering
21st May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid September 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019