Lord Derby

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Culinary

Introduced

1860

Origin

Stockport, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 14.5 °Bx
Fruit height: 66.8 mm
Fruit width: 78.0 mm

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

A 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

Parents

Catshead Forester Woodford

Offspring

Eynsham Challenger Morley's Seedling Upton Pyne

Origin & History

Status: commercial
Origin type: chance seedling
Original breeder: Mr. Witham

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References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589681
UK National Fruit Collection: 3610
Wikidata: Q41778987