Mrs. Lakeman's Seedling
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1900 by Mrs Lakeman of Stocksfield, Northumberland. Introduced by William Fell & Co., of Hexham. Fruits have crisp, firm, rather coarse flesh with an acid and slightly sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
large b
Type
Culinary / Dessert b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Height
75.00 mm b
Width
90.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak-medium b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
very low b
Firmness
firm b
Crunch
crisp b
Coarseness
coarse b
Accession name
Mrs. Lakeman's Seedling
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register