Leicestershire Apples - Belvoir Seedling
Apple raised by W.H. Divers, probably at Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1935. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with a sweet to subacid flavour. Synonym: Belvoir Castle. National Fruit Collection Accession Number: 1935-008 Dessert apple, Annie Elizabeth (female) × Dumelow's Seedling (male). Flowering: 10% open: 9th May, Fully open: 14th May , 90% over: 22nd May . Picking time: Early October . Natural storage: November-March .
specimen from the National Fruit Collection
Pictures (click on small images for detail):
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compiled by Nigel Deacon / Mel Wilson, Leicestershire Heritage Apples Project
