Edward VII

A mild flavoured late season cooking apple with very attactive blossom.

Origin: Worcestershire UK, 1902

Pollination: Edward VII is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners

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History and description of Edward VII

Believed to have been raised from a Blenheim Orange X Golden Noble. First recorded 1902. Received RHS Award of Merit in 1903. Introduced by Rowe, Barbourne Nurseries, Worcester, in 1908. Awarded 1st Prize for best new culinary variety in 1909. Only grown commercially on a very small scale but a popular garden variety.

Medium to large sized fruit. Flat-round to round shape, slightly ribbed and puckered. Bright green becoming pale yellow. Smooth dry skin. Cream flesh, firm and fairly juicy. Cooks to a well-flavoured , translucent puree. Continues to develop a sweeter taste and then makes a brisk eating apple.

A tree of moderate vigour, upright, hardy. Good cropper. Scab resistant. Attractive pink blossom. Late flowering makes it suitable for locations prone to spring frosts.

Characteristics of Edward VII apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Green
Flavour	Acid
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Mid Oct
Season of use	Dec-Apr
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Disease resistance	Scab - Resistant Mildew - Resistant
Suitable for	Hardy Late Frost Northern Britain
Special features	Attractive Blossom
Pollination date	21
Pollination group	F
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Blenheim Orange Golden Noble