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Devonshire Buckland
type: Culinary, Dessert, Sauce
synonyms: Dredge’s White Lily, Pile’s Victoria, White Lily, White Buckland
summary: A British heritage apple from the early 1800s. Used for both cooking and fresh eating. Cooks to a sweet, yellow and flavourful sauce. Also being tested for cider.
identification: Medium tending to large. Round, somewhat flattened on the ends and angular sides. The skin is yellow, sometimes flushed pale pink and profusely marked with tiny russet lenticels. The calyx open and large, set in a shallow and wide basin. The stem is long, slender and set in a deep, wide cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, crisp, very juicy and sweet with a floral aroma.
origins: Devon, first described 1803
cultivation: Vigorous. Bears best every other year.
cold storage: Keeps well for about four months in cold storage.
vulnerabilities: Susceptible to scab.
harvest: Ready for harvest late the fifth period.
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 14
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 16
harvest period: 5
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