Reverend W. Wilks
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Veitch, Chelsea, England. First recorded in 1904. Received the Award of Merit in 1904 and a First Class Certificate in 1910 from the Royal Horticultural Society. Fruits have crisp, fine-textured, juicy flesh with a subacid flavour. Cooks well.
Synonyms:
Reverend Wilks
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Peasgood's Nonsuch x Ribston Pippin
Father to:
Robert Blatchford
Size
large b
Type
Culinary b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Height
76.00 mm b
Width
88.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
low b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Reverend W. Wilks (LA 71A)
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late August a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register