Reverend W. Wilks

Apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by Veitch, Chelsea, England. First recorded in 1904. Received the Award of Merit in 1904 and a First Class Certificate in 1910 from the Royal Horticultural Society. Fruits have crisp, fine-textured, juicy flesh with a subacid flavour. Cooks well.

Synonyms:
Reverend Wilks

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Peasgood's Nonsuch x Ribston Pippin

Father to:
Robert Blatchford

Accession No.
1979 - 183     check_circle

Accession name
Reverend W. Wilks (LA 71A)