Newton Wonder
Culinary apple
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Taylor at King's Newton, Melbourne, Derbyshire, England. Introduced in about 1887 when it also received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society. Fruits have rather coarse-textured, moderately juicy flesh with a subacid flavour. Cooks very well.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Croft Pendarren)
Parentage:
Dumelow's Seedling x Blenheim Orange
Father to:
Howgate Wonder
Sports:
Crimson Newton
Marston Scarlet Wonder
Red Newton Wonder
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
flat, truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
63 mm b
Fruit Width
82 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye b
Ground Colour
bright yellow b
Over Colour
scarlet flush and stripes b
Flesh Colour
yellow b
Flesh Texture
firm, crisp b
Flavour
acid b
Accession name
Newton Wonder
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
large-very large a
Type
Culinary a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush a
Firmness
firm a
Crunch
crisp a
Flesh Colour
Yellowish a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register