Wardington Seedling
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at Banbury, Oxfordshire by D. Burchnell, gardener to Lady Wardington. First fruited in about 1938. Fruits have crisp, tender, fine flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Unknown
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Broad globose conical b
Height
46.00 mm b
Width
56.00 mm b
Ribbing
very weak b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
n/a b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Greasiness
Medium b
Crunch
crisp b
Coarseness
fine b
Accession name
Wardington Seedling
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid August a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register