Newton Wonder

An attractive and popular traditional English cooking apple.

Origin: Derrbyshire UK, 1870

Pollination: Newton Wonder is partially self-fertile and would produce some crop without a pollinator but would benefit considerably from a pollinator.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Newton Wonder

The original seedling is said to have been found growing in the thatch of the Hardinge Arm inn at King's Newton, Melbourne, Derbyshire, UK c 1870 by the innkeeper Mr Taylor. He planted it in his garden where it survived until the 1940's. Parentage is not known for certain but is believed to be a Dumelow's Seedling Blenheim Orange cross. The variety was introduced by Pearson & Co of Nottingham in 1887 and was awarded a First Class Certificate by the RHS in the same year. Has been grown commercially in the UK in the past and still is on a very small scale. A popular garden variety.

Very large, flat-round fruit. Greenish yellow skin covered with orange red flush and red stripes. Firm, juicy, creamy yellow flesh. Good flavour but not as sharp as Bramley. Cooks to a cream coloured fluff. Good as a baking apple. Good keeping qualities. Can be used as a brisk eating or a salad apple in the winter.

Vigorous, spreading tree. Resistant to scab and canker but susceptible to mildew and bitter pit. Heavy cropper but with a biennial tendency. Suitable for growing in northern Britain.

Characteristics of Newton Wonder apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Subacid
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Mid Oct
Season of use	Nov-Mar
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Heavy
Disease resistance	Mildew - Susceptible Scab - Resistant Canker - Very resistant
Suitable for	Late Frost Northern Britain Wet Regions
Pollination date	14
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Partially self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Blenheim Orange Dumelow's Seedling
Progeny	Howgate Wonder
Sports	Crimson Newton Wonder