Lady Sudeley
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1849 by a cottager called Jacob at Petworth, Sussex. Introduced in 1885 by G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, Kent. It received an Award of Merit from the RHS in 1884. Fruits have firm, juicy flesh which is a little acid and with good flavour.
Synonyms:
Jacob's Strawberry, Lady Sudely
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Mother to:
Beauty of Bedford
Father to:
Benenden Early
Sports:
Red Sudeley
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Oblong b
Height
54.00 mm b
Width
67.00 mm b
Ribbing
strong b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Firmness
firm b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Yellowish b
Accession name
Lady Sudeley
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
21st 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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