Tydeman's Michaelmas Red
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1929 by H.M. Tydeman at East Malling Research Station, Kent. Fruits have greenish white, rather soft, very juicy flesh with a sweet refreshing vinous flavour.
Synonyms:
Michaelmas Red
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
McIntosh x Worcester Pearmain
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Height
57.00 mm b
Width
60.00 mm b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked b
Firmness
soft b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Accession name
Tydeman's Michaelmas Red
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register