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Lord Burghley apple

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

    Australia

    • Hayden in Winslow, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

    New Zealand

    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

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