Braddick's Nonpareil
AppleBraddick's Nonpareil
Origin/History
Raised by John Braddick, Esq., of Thames Ditton, about 1800. The Herefordshire Pomona notes it was figured by Ronalds, Pl. xxxiv. Downing gives the origin as Surrey, England. Bunyard references Ronalds, p. 34, and gives the French name "Nonpareille de Braddick" and the German "Braddicks Sondergleichen."
Tree
The tree is small and grows slenderly, but is very hardy and an excellent bearer. It succeeds well on the paradise stock, and should be grown in every garden (Herefordshire Pomona). Bunyard describes the growth as slender and moderately fertile. Leaf long oval, flat, edges twisted, very deeply and coarsely curved serrate (Bunyard).
Fruit
Size
Medium sized (Herefordshire Pomona; Veitch). Downing describes the fruit as small. Bunyard gives dimensions of 2¼ by 1¾ inches and describes it as rather small.
Form
Roundish and flattened, inclining to oblate (Herefordshire Pomona). Downing: roundish conical, or flattened at base. Bunyard: round, flattened, regular.
Stem/Stalk
Half an inch long, inserted in a round and rather shallow cavity (Herefordshire Pomona). Bunyard: stem short, in a wide even russet cavity.
Cavity
Round and rather shallow (Herefordshire Pomona); wide, even, and russet (Bunyard).
Calyx/Eye
Bunyard: eye small, nearly closed, in a wide shallow basin.
Basin
Deep, round, and even (Herefordshire Pomona); wide and shallow (Bunyard). Sources disagree on depth.
Skin
Smooth, greenish yellow in the shade, and brownish red next the sun, russetty round the eye, and partially covered on the other portions of the surface with patches of brown russet (Herefordshire Pomona). Downing: yellowish, with brownish red in the sun, and russet near the calyx. Bunyard: greenish-yellow, flushed with brown red, with russet round eye especially. Veitch describes it as russet and somewhat [text incomplete in source].
Flesh/Flavor
Yellowish, rich, sugary, and aromatic (Herefordshire Pomona; Downing). Bunyard: flesh firm, yellow, aromatic. One of the best winter dessert apples, and by many considered more sweet and tender than the Old Nonpareil (Herefordshire Pomona). Bunyard: an apple of first class quality.
Core/Seeds
Not described in source.
Season
In season from November to April (Herefordshire Pomona; Bunyard). Downing: October, December. Veitch: December to May.
Uses
Dessert apple (Herefordshire Pomona; Bunyard). Veitch: an excellent variety for eating and keeping.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 3 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 3 catalogs (1900–1911) from England
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
View original book sources (4)
— Woolhope Naturalists Field Club, The Herefordshire Pomona (1885)
- BRADDICK'S NONPAREIL.
[Syn : Ditton Nonpareil?]
This variety was raised by John Braddick, Esq., of Thames Ditton. It is figured by Ronalds, Pl. xxxiv.
Description.—Fruit: medium sized; roundish and flattened, inclining to oblate. Skin: smooth, greenish yellow in the shade, and brownish red next the sun, russetty round the eye, and partially covered on the other portions of the surface with patches of brown russet. Eye: set in a deep, round and even basin. Stalk: half an inch long, inserted in a round and rather shallow cavity. Flesh: yellowish, rich, sugary, and aromatic.
One of the best winter dessert apples, and by many considered more sweet and tender than the Old Nonpareil. It is in season from November to April.
The tree is small and grows slenderly, but it is very hardy and an excellent bearer. It succeeds well on the paradise stock, and should be grown in every garden.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Braddick's Nonpareil.
Originated at Surrey, England.
Fruit small, roundish conical, or flattened at base, yellowish, with brownish red in the sun, and russet near the calyx. Flesh yellowish, rich, sugary, aromatic. October, December. (Lind.)
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)BRADDICK'S NONPAREIL. Ronalds, p. 34. F., Nonpareille de Braddick ; G., Braddicks Sondergleichen. (Ditton Pippin, Lincolnshire Reinette.) Dessert, November to April, 2¼ by 1¾, rather small, round, flattened, regular. Colour, greenish-yellow, flushed with brown red, with russet round eye especially. Flesh, firm, yellow, aromatic. Eye small, nearly closed in a wide shallow basin. Stem, short in a wide even russet cavity. Growth, slender ; moderately fertile. Leaf, long oval, flat, edges twisted, very deeply and coarsely curved serrate. Origin, raised by Mr. Braddick, of Thames Ditton, about 1800. An apple of first class quality.
— James Veitch & Sons, Veitch's Fruit Trees (1911) (1911)medium size, russet and somewhat, an excellent variety for eating and keeping Dec. to May