Lady Sudeley apple
A well-known and attractive English early-season apple from the late Victorian era.
Lady Sudeley is a large and attractive English early-season apple, which became popular in the late Victorian era and was grown commercially for a period. The blossom is also attractive and has some frost-resistance. It remains a common garden apple variety in England. Unusually for an early variety, the apples can be kept for a week or so in the fridge.
Summary
- Species: Malus domestica
- Origin: Kent, United Kingdom
- Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 156300
Identification
- Fruit colour: Red / Green
- Flesh colour: Cream
- Fruit size: Large
- Bultitude apple group: 4. Flushed / striped, smooth, dessert / dual-purpose
Using
- Good for eating fresh
- Flavour quality: Good
- Flavour style: Sharper
- Ripening period: Early season
- Use / keeping: 1 week
Growing
- Cropping: Good
- Flowering period: Late season
- Flowering group: 4
- Fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Triploid: No
- Vigour: Average growth
- Gardening skill: Very easy
- Attractive blossom
- Frost-resistant blossom
- General disease resistance: Good
Climate
- Suitable for temperate climates
Lady Sudeley identification photos from official fruit collections
Lady Sudeley identification photos from website visitors
Fruit tree register
Do you have a tree of this variety in your garden or orchard? If so please register the details here and contribute to our international register of fruit trees.
The following Lady Sudeley trees have been registered - click the name to view more details of each tree.
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United Kingdom
- Dr Dennis Bancroft in NEAR RUGBY, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
- Katherine Law in WATFORD, HERTS
- Rose Hoare in SURLINGHAM, NOROFLK
Latest harvest records for this variety
Mature heights for Lady Sudeley trees
This table shows the likely mature height for a Lady Sudeley tree taking into account the vigor of the variety, the rootstock, and soil conditions.
| Rootstock | Soil quality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor | Below average | Average | Above average | Very good | |
| P22 | 2.5 ft 0.8 m |
3.1 ft 0.9 m |
3.7 ft 1.1 m |
4.6 ft 1.4 m |
5.5 ft 1.7 m |
| M27 | 2.8 ft 0.9 m |
3.5 ft 1.1 m |
4.2 ft 1.3 m |
5.3 ft 1.6 m |
6.3 ft 1.9 m |
| M9 | 4.2 ft 1.3 m |
5.3 ft 1.6 m |
6.3 ft 1.9 m |
7.9 ft 2.4 m |
9.5 ft 2.9 m |
| Bud.9 | 4.2 ft 1.3 m |
5.3 ft 1.6 m |
6.3 ft 1.9 m |
7.9 ft 2.4 m |
9.5 ft 2.9 m |
| Geneva 11 | 4.2 ft 1.3 m |
5.3 ft 1.6 m |
6.3 ft 1.9 m |
7.9 ft 2.4 m |
9.5 ft 2.9 m |
| Geneva 16 | 4.9 ft 1.5 m |
6.1 ft 1.9 m |
7.4 ft 2.3 m |
9.2 ft 2.8 m |
11.0 ft 3.4 m |
| M26 | 5.3 ft 1.6 m |
6.6 ft 2.0 m |
7.9 ft 2.4 m |
9.8 ft 3.0 m |
11.8 ft 3.6 m |
| Geneva 30 | 5.6 ft 1.7 m |
7.0 ft 2.1 m |
8.4 ft 2.6 m |
10.5 ft 3.2 m |
12.6 ft 3.9 m |
| MM102 | 5.6 ft 1.7 m |
7.0 ft 2.1 m |
8.4 ft 2.6 m |
10.5 ft 3.2 m |
12.6 ft 3.9 m |
| M7 | 6.3 ft 1.9 m |
7.9 ft 2.4 m |
9.5 ft 2.9 m |
11.8 ft 3.6 m |
14.2 ft 4.3 m |
| M116 | 6.3 ft 1.9 m |
7.9 ft 2.4 m |
9.5 ft 2.9 m |
11.8 ft 3.6 m |
14.2 ft 4.3 m |
| MM106 | 7.0 ft 2.1 m |
8.8 ft 2.7 m |
10.5 ft 3.2 m |
13.1 ft 4.0 m |
15.8 ft 4.8 m |
| MM111 | 8.1 ft 2.5 m |
10.1 ft 3.1 m |
12.1 ft 3.7 m |
15.1 ft 4.6 m |
18.1 ft 5.6 m |
| Bud.118 | 9.1 ft 2.8 m |
11.4 ft 3.5 m |
13.7 ft 4.2 m |
17.1 ft 5.2 m |
20.5 ft 6.3 m |
| M25 | 10.2 ft 3.1 m |
12.7 ft 3.9 m |
15.2 ft 4.7 m |
19.0 ft 5.8 m |
22.8 ft 7.0 m |
From an idea by N. Buck - more details.
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