Lady Williams (apple)

Malus domestica 'Lady Williams'
Cultivar 'Lady Williams'
Origin Australia 1935[1]

'Lady Williams' is a cultivar of apples; the fruit are eaten fresh[1] and mature very late in the season.[2] The original tree was a chance seedling, thought to be from 'Granny Smith', with pollen from either 'Jonathan' or 'Rokewood'.[1] 'Lady Williams' is the pollen parent of 'Cripps Pink',[3] 'Cripps Red' and 'Western Dawn' (Enchanted).[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lady Williams", National Fruit Collection, retrieved 7 November 2015
  2. Apple varieties, NSW Department of Primary Industries
  3. Apple variety: Cripps Pink (Pink LadyTM fresh apple product), NSW Department of Primary Industries
  4. Successful apple breeding – patience, perseverance and luck: New varieties, Government of Western Australia: Department of Agriculture and Food, retrieved 7 November 2015
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