EDWARD VII
AppleEDWARD VII
Origin / History
Described in Garden, 1911, p. 523. Said to be Blenheim Orange × Golden Noble. Introduced by Messrs. Rowe, of Worcester, about 1908. A valuable fruit, which should be more widely cultivated.
Tree
Growth vigorous; moderately fertile. Leaf dark, held flat, undulating, roundish oval, crenate.
Fruit
Size: Large, 3½ by 2½.
Form: Oblong, regular.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Fairly wide, not deep.
Calyx: Eye open, in a wide, rather deep basin.
Basin: Wide, rather deep, slightly ribbed.
Skin: Pale yellow ground color with faint brownish-red flush. It usually has a small raised line down one side, as in Keswick Codlin.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Extremely firm, yellow, acid, juicy.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Culinary, December to April.
Uses
Culinary. Cooks dark red and transparent.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1911) from England
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
View original book sources (1)
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)EDWARD VII.
Garden, 1911, 523. Culinary, December to April, large, 3½ by 2½, oblong, regular. Colour, pale yellow with faint brownish-red flush. Flesh, extremely firm, yellow, acid, juicy. Eye, open in a wide rather deep basin which is slightly ribbed. Stem, short in a fairly wide not deep cavity. Growth, vigorous ; moderately fertile. Leaf, dark, held flat, undulating, roundish oval, crenate. Origin, said to be Blenheim Orange × Golden Noble. Introduced by Messrs. Rowe, of Worcester, about 1908. A valuable fruit, which should be more widely cultivated. Cooks dark red and transparent. It usually has a small raised line down one side as in Keswick Codlin.