Cottenham Seedling
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Robert Norman at Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England and introduced by H.J. Gautrey. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1924. Fruits have firm, coarse-textured, juicy flesh which is distinctly acid.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Parentage:
Dumelow's Seedling x Unknown
Size
large 2
Type
Culinary 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Height
67.00 mm 2
Width
74.50 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Firmness
firm 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Accession name
Cottenham Seedling
Flowering time
15th May 10% flowering
20th May Full (80%) flowering
28th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register