Lady Williams
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated as a chance seedling in Donnybrook, Western Australia, in about 1935. Parents unknown but thought to be Granny Smith and Jonathan. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh. It rarely reaches maturity in the UK.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Granny Smith x Jonathan or Rokewood
Accession name
Lady Williams
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid November 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose 1
Height
56.13 mm 1
Width
65.25 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak-medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1
Russet
low 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register