Lord Derby is a traditional large English cooking apple, ripening in the mid-season - early September. It remains a popular apple variety in English gardens, and is a good choice if you are looking for an apple tree for the garden as an alternative to Bramley which can be used in the period from September to November. 'Lord Derby' is a mid to late-season culinary apple, in pollination group 3, which may grow up to 4m high depending on the rootstock chosen. Clusters of pale-pink flowers are produced in spring with mid-green, yellow-hued, large fruit in autumn. It is only partially self-fertile Join the RHS
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PARENTAGE The parents of the Lord Derby apple are Catshead (see Brogdale) and an unknown variety. It was raised in Stockport, originally on the border of Cheshire and Lancashire, but that area is now in Greater Manchester. Why it is called Lord Derby (Derby is some 90 miles to the east of Stockport) is unknown. Lord Derby is a traditional large English cooking apple, ripening in the mid to late season - from mid-September to early October. Lord Derby Apples are a cooking apple that holds it shape while cooking and is particularly good for pies. History Notes. Lord Derby Apples were developed in a nursery by a Mr. Whitham in Stockport, Cheshire, England, possibly from a Catshead apple seedling. It was first recorded 1862. A cooking apple or culinary apple is an apple that is used primarily for cooking, as opposed to a dessert apple, which is eaten raw. Cooking apples are generally larger, and can be tarter than dessert varieties. Some varieties have a firm flesh that does not break down much when cooked.
Lord Derby apples in basket on display during Big Apple Day at Much Marcle Herefordshire England
'Lord Derby' is an upright to spreading, deciduous tree with ovate, toothed, grey-green leaves turning yellow or orange in autumn, and pale pink flowers in late spring followed by edible, crisp, tart, light green fruit ready for harvest in early to mid-autumn. Apple 'Lord Derby' Malus domestica 'Lord Derby' (C) ABOUT 'Lord Derby' is a mid to late-season culinary apple, in pollination group 3, which may grow up to 4m high depending on the rootstock chosen. Clusters of pale-pink flowers are produced in spring with mid-green, yellow-hued, large fruit in autumn. It is only partially self-fertile Cooking Apple Lord Derby fruit trees - Raised by Mr Witham, Stockport, Cheshire in 1862. Lord Derby was grown commercially in the UK and also a very popular garden variety. Lord Derby has vigorous upright growth, good cropper with good disease resistance. Lord Derby succeeds in cold, wet areas. Fruit size is large with a light green colour. Our Apple Lord Derby bare rooted trees are lifted at the start of the bare root season in November, when the apple trees become dormant, and made available through to March the following year. This period is the ideal time for economical planting. You will however have to wait a year to pick your crop as bare root trees cannot be picked in.
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'Lord Derby' is a cooking apple tree that sprouts gorgeous pale pink and white flowers in the springtime before becoming crisp and flavoursome green apples ready to be picked in the early weeks of September. This apple tree can grow to a height of 2-4 metres in height once fully matured. Current Approximate Size: 4-6ft Lord Derby is a cooking apple tree that has withstood the test of time. Sometimes known as London Major, Lord Derby is still grown commercially today. The tree produces lavish crops of initially shiny green fruit that later bulge and become golden yellow, sometimes with russet patches. They are fine to use in September when still green, usually.
Cooking Apple. Excellent quality fruits keep their shape when cooked. Very hardy making it ideal for Northern gardeners. Self-fertile. MM106 rootstock. Supplied as a containerised tree pruned to approximately 3-4 ft (90-120cm) tall including pot. This Product is Available Now. 1 or more £23.95 each. Group & quantity discounts Qty: Description The Victorian pomologist Hogg rated Lord Derby as an ' excellent culinary apple' and it fills a useful gap between the early codlins and later cookers like Bramley. Fruit. The fruit is quite easy to identify, on account of . its large size, bright green colour and angular, ribbed 'cathead' shape.
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Lord Derby Apple Fruit and Vegetables South Very large, round, mid-season cooking apple. Tends to retain its shape when cooked. The 'Exeter and Plymouth Gazette' - Friday 09 November 1917 - reported that; "Mr. E. B. Webber, gardener The Grange, has grown a "Lord Derby", apple 15 1/2 inches in circumference and weighing 24 1/4 ounces." Lord Derby apple Lord Derby is an excellent Victorian cooking apple, ready before Bramley's Seedling. It has a rich, sharp flavour when cooked, making a delightful brisk puree. The juice has an excellent fresh "green" taste, balancing tangy acid and sweetness. The trees are very hardy, making Lord Derby an excellent choice for more exposed or colder sites.
