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Apple
Lord Derby 

 

 

 

 
SummaryA popular good-quality English cooking apple of the Victorian era.




Identification

Lord Derby




Fruit colourGreen




Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Lord Derby




FlavorGood




Flavour styleSharper




Ripening period




Use/Keeping1-2 months




Cooking resultTextured puree




Growing

Lord Derby




Picking




CroppingHeavy




VigourSlightly large




PollinationFlowering group 4
Self-sterile
Blossom frost-resistance
Gardening skillVery easy




ProblemsScab - Very resistant
Brown rot - Very susceptible

Other

Lord Derby




Country of originUnited Kingdom




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