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Carswell's Orange
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1938 by Mr J.W. Carswell at Ashtead, Surrey. Fruits are rather coarse-textured and juicy with a pleasant, aromatic flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Cox's Orange Pippin x Unknown
- Shape
- Conical 2
- Size
- medium-large 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Flesh Colour
- Yellowish 2
Accession No.
1960 - 007
- Accession name
- Carswell's Orange
- Flowering time ›››
- 8th May10% flowering
14th MayFull (80%) flowering
22nd 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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