LADY SUDELEY
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
LADY SUDELEY
Origin and History
LADY SUDELEY was raised by Mr. Jacobs of Petworth and introduced by Messrs. George Bunyard & Co. in 1885.
Tree
Growth is moderate and compact; the variety is fertile. Leaves are medium, narrow, down-curved, upfolded, undulating, and bi-serrate.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, measuring 2¾ by 2½ inches, oblong-conical in form.
Skin: Bright golden-yellow, heavily splashed with brilliant scarlet stripes and flush.
Stem and Cavity: The stem is rather short, inserted in a deep russet cavity.
Calyx and Basin: The eye is closed, set in a deep and boldly ribbed basin.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellow, tender, very juicy, of delicious flavour.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
August to September.
Uses
Dessert.
Subtypes and Variants
Since its introduction, LADY SUDELEY has sported into a paler and slightly russet form, which keeps quite distinct when propagated.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 9 catalogs (1897–1917) from England, Illinois
- Kelway & Son , Langport, Somerset , England — 1897
- 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
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
- Thomas Rivers & Son , Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire , England — 1913
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1914
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1917
View original book sources (1)
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)LADY SUDELEY. Dessert, August to September, large, 2¾ by 2½, oblong-conical. Colour, bright golden-yellow, heavily splashed with brilliant scarlet stripes and flush. Flesh, yellow, tender, very juicy, of delicious flavour. Eye, closed in a deep and boldly ribbed basin. Stem, rather short in a deep russet cavity. Growth, moderate, compact; fertile. Leaf, medium, narrow, down-curved, upfolded, undulating, bi-serrate. Origin, raised by Mr. Jacobs, of Petworth. Introduced by Messrs. George Bunyard & Co., in 1885. This variety has sported since its introduction into a paler and slightly russet form, which keeps quite distinct when propagated.