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Lady Henniker
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Culinary / Dessert
Measured Phenotype
- Fruit height
- 65.0 mm
- Fruit width
- 78.0 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, oblong apple from Suffolk developed in the mid-19th century, featuring sweet and spicy flavour with firm, coarse-textured flesh. Suitable for both eating fresh and cooking, it stores well from November through January.
Flavor & Texture
sweetspicyfirmcoarse_grained
Best Uses
fresh_eatingcooking
1 historical watercolor from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.
Origin & History
- Status
- heritage
- Origin type
- chance seedling
- First introduced
- 1873
- Known by
- ≥ 1840
brisk subacidcrisptenderjuicyrichmild
References
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 3346
- Wikidata
- Q41778758