Braddick Nonpareil
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by John Braddick at Thames Ditton, Surrey. First exhibited in 1818. Fruits have firm flesh with a sweet, aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Braddick's Nonpareil, Braddick's Sondergleichen, Braddicks Sondergleichen, Ditton Nompareil, Ditton Nonpareil, Ditton Pippin, Lincolnshire Reinette, Non-Pareille de Braddick, Nonpareil Braddick's, Nonpareille de Braddick
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
flat, truncate-conic, convex b
Ribbing
not ribbed b
Ground Colour
green to greenish yellow b
Over Colour
flushed brownish red b
Russet Type
russet patches b
Flesh Colour
yellow b
Flesh Texture
firm b
Flavour
sweet, aromatic b
Accession name
Braddick Nonpareil (Scotland)
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose a
Height
55.06 mm a
Width
66.01 mm a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/solid flush a
Russet
low-medium a
Firmness
firm a
Flesh Colour
Yellowish a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register