Sandringham
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by gamekeeper Perry at Sandringham. Recorded in 1883 in which year it received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society. Introduced by Veitch. Fruits have soft, coarse, mealy flesh with a subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
The Sandringham
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Parentage:
Winter Pearmain x Unknown
Father to:
Eynsham Dumpling
Size
large b
Type
Culinary / Dessert b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Height
57.50 mm b
Width
73.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
very low b
Firmness
soft b
Coarseness
coarse b
Accession name
Sandringham
Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
19th May Full (80%) flowering
28th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register