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Chelmsford Wonder
Once a widely grown and popular cooking apple.
Origin: Essex UK, 1870
Pollination: Chelmsford Wonder is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners
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History and description of Chelmsford Wonder
Raised by a mechanic living near Chelmsford, Essex c 1870. Introduced by the nurseryman William Saltmarsh in 1890. Received RHS First Class Certificate and Award of Merit in 1891. Formerly grown in the UK. Large, slightly flattened, round fruit. Colourful with a pinky orange flush over a yellow skin. Pale cream flesh cooking to a sharp, well flavoured, cream coloured puree. Soft and juicy when baked. Keeps well.Characteristics of Chelmsford Wonder apple trees
| Use | Culinary |
| Colour | Flushed |
| Flavour | Acid |
| Fruit size | Large |
| Picking time | Early Oct |
| Season of use | Nov-Mar |
| Tree vigour | Moderate |
| Tree habit | Upright-spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | Good |
| Pollination date | 12 |
| Pollination group | D |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
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