Scarlet Nonpareil

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1773

Origin

Esher, Surrey, United Kingdom

The Scarlet Nonpareil is a medium-sized, globular dessert apple with yellowish flesh on the shaded side and red streaks with russet patches on the sun-exposed side. The flesh is firm, juicy, rich, and sugary, of first-rate quality, keeping from January to March. The tree is hardy and a reliable bearer, though slender in habit.

Flavor & Texture

sweetfirm

Best Uses

fresh_eating

Lineage

Offspring

Creed's Marigold Atalanta (1)Mrs. Ward Oxford Beauty

Origin & History

Status: commercial
Origin type: open pollinated seedling
Original breeder: Grimwood of Kensington nursery

richsugary

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 126879
UK National Fruit Collection: 5658
Wikidata: Q41781371
Cited authority (Hogg 1851): Hort