Wardington Seedling
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at Banbury, Oxfordshire by D. Burchnell, gardener to Lady Wardington. First fruited in about 1938. Fruits have crisp, tender, fine flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Unknown
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
46.00 mm 2
Width
56.00 mm 2
Ribbing
very weak 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
n/a 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Greasiness
Medium 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Accession name
Wardington Seedling
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid August 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register