Woodford
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Essex, England. Known in about 1900. Fruits have coarse, soft, pale cream flesh with a subacid, slightly sweet and slightly perfumed flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Accession name
Woodford
Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Culinary 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak-medium 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1
Russet
very low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Firmness
soft 1
Coarseness
coarse 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
Accession name
Unknown
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
early september 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register