Lady Sudeley
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1849 by a cottager called Jacob at Petworth, Sussex. Introduced in 1885 by G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, Kent. It received an Award of Merit from the RHS in 1884. Fruits have firm, juicy flesh which is a little acid and with good flavour.
Synonyms:
Jacob's Strawberry, Lady Sudely
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Mother to:
Beauty of Bedford
Father to:
Benenden Early
Sports:
Red Sudeley
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Oblong 2
Height
54.00 mm 2
Width
67.00 mm 2
Ribbing
strong 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Firmness
firm 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
Lady Sudeley
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
21st 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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