Lodgemore Nonpareil
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1808 by Mr Cook of Lodgemore, Stroud, England. It was introduced by Clissold. Fruits have firm, crisp, juicy flesh with a sweet and perfumed flavour.
Synonyms:
Clissold's Seedling, Lodgemore Seedling, Non Pareille de Lodgemore, Nonpareille de Lodgemore
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Gloucestershire Orchard Trust collection (link to website)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)
Accession name
Lodgemore Nonpareil (Hoff)
Flowering time
17th May 10% flowering
23rd May Full (80%) flowering
30th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
small 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat globose 1
Height
43.99 mm 1
Width
52.00 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Green 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Russet
medium-high 1
Firmness
firm 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register