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Dewdney's Seedling
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Culinary
Measured Phenotype
- Fruit height
- 65.0 mm
- Fruit width
- 75.0 mm
source: NFC
source: NFC
Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.
A large, late-season English cooking apple with irregular shape and juicy, acidic flesh. Harvested in late August to early September and typically used from October through January.
Flavor & Texture
acidicjuicy
Best Uses
cooking
Origin & History
- Origin type
- chance seedling
- Known by
- ≥ 1850
References
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 1566
- Wikidata
- Q41776425