A well-regarded Victorian winter dessert apple, and an excellent keeper. It is a good variety for attracting deer as the apples stay on the tree into winter.
USDA identification images for Lord Burghley
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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Tree register
United Kingdom
- Reach Community Orchard in Cambridge,
- Reach Community Orchard in Cambridge,
- Andrew Ross in Brixworth, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
- Bill Barker And Sharon Cherry in Smeeton Westerby, LEICESTERSHIRE
- Ron Bell in MELROSE, SCOTLAND
Australia
- Hayden in Winslow, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
New Zealand
- Graham Leach in Gore,
Spring blossom records for this variety
2018 season
- 7th May 2018 - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom
2017 season
- 4th May 2017 - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom
2016 season
- 16th May 2016 - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom
2015 season
- 11th May 2015 - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom
2014 season
- 10th May 2014 - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom
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Harvest records for this variety
2017 season
- 1st week October 2017 - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom
2016 season
- 4th week October 2016 - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom
2015 season
- 4th week October 2015 - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom
2014 season
- 2nd week October 2014 - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: Unknown
- Originates from: Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
- Introduced: 1865
- Developed by: Mr Matheson, gardener to the Marquis of Exeter
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 2000-061
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Flavour quality: Good
- Flavour style (apples): Aromatic
- Cropping: Light
- Food uses: Eating fresh
Growing
- Flowering group: 4
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Where to buy fresh fruit
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References
- Apples of England (1948)
Author: Taylor - The Fruit Manual
Author: Hogg