Belvoir Seedling

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by W.H. Divers, probably at Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1935. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with a sweet to subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Belvoir Castle

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Annie Elizabeth x Dumelow's Seedling

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Flat ^b

Height
47.50 mm ^b

Width
65.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak-medium ^b

Ground Colour
Yellow ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ^b

Accession No.
1935 - 008   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Belvoir Seedling

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register