Prince Charles
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised between 1940 and 1945 at Victoria Nurseries, Burbage, Leicester, England by Herbert Robinson. Fruits have firm, creamy white flesh with a sweet, slightly subacid, slightly aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Lord Lambourne x Cox's Orange Pippin
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
54.50 mm 2
Width
64.50 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Russet
low 2
Firmness
firm 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Accession name
Prince Charles
Flowering time
29th April 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
12th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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