Lord Burghley

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1865

Origin

Burghley, near Stamford, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height: 44.0 mm
Fruit width: 57.0 mm

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

A late-season dessert apple raised at Burghley House by the Marquis of Exeter, distributed in 1865. Small, flattened and somewhat irregular, with pale greenish-yellow skin flushed with clear brown-red. The flesh is firm, yellow, juicy and sweet, making it one of the finest late dessert varieties.

Flavor & Texture

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Best Uses

fresh_eating

Lineage

Offspring

Mrs. Phillimore

Origin & History

Status: commercial
Origin type: chance seedling
First introduced: 1865 · Mr. Hase, Peterborough

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References

UK National Fruit Collection: 3604
Wikidata: Q41778980