Mitchelson's Seedling

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey by Mitchelson. First described in 1851. Fruits have firm, crisp, yellowish white flesh with an acid flavour.

Synonyms:
Mitchellson's Seedling, Mitchelson, Mitchelson's Seedling of Hogg

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1951 - 232   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Mitchelson's Seedling

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

Size
large-very large 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Globose 1

Height
71.63 mm 1

Width
87.46 mm 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
low 1

Firmness
firm 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Coarseness
fine 1

Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register