Chelmsford Wonder
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised near Chelmsford, Essex in about 1870 and introduced in 1890 by Saltmarsh. Received an Award of Merit and a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1891. Fruits have firm, fine-textured flesh which is juicy and subacid.
Synonyms:
Chudo Shelmsforda, Merveille de Chelmsford, Wunder von Chelmsford
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Size
large b
Type
Culinary b
Shape
Flat globose b
Height
61.00 mm b
Width
75.00 mm b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Crunch
crisp b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Chelmsford Wonder
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register