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Lord Derby
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Culinary
Measured Phenotype
- Brix
- 14.5 °Bx
- Fruit height
- 66.8 mm
- Fruit width
- 78.0 mm
source: GRIN
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-conical culinary apple from mid-19th century England, raised by nurseryman Mr. Witham in Stockport. Green skin changing to lemon-yellow with firm, pale yellow, sub-acid flesh that cooks a deep golden red. Renowned for reliable annual cropping and widespread use in commercial markets.
Flavor & Texture
subacidfirm
Best Uses
cooking
Lineage
Origin & History
- Status
- commercial
- Origin type
- chance seedling
- Original breeder
- Mr. Witham
firmsub-acid
References
- USDA-NPGS
- PI 589681
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 3610
- Wikidata
- Q41778987