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Tydeman’s Late Orange
type: Eating
synonyms: Tydeman, Tydeman Orange, Tydeman's Late Cox
identification: Medium size if the blossoms are thinned annually. Round conic in shape. Greenish yellow base colour over which is a orange red blush and broken stripes. Some streaks of russeting emanating from the step well. Light coloured lenticels. The eye is medium size and open with long, pointed petals, set in a moderately deep and wide basin. Stem is short and slender and set into a russeted, moderately deep cavity that tends to be somewhat narrow.
characteristics: The flesh is creamy yellow, crisp, firm and juicy. Sweet and somewhat sharp with the rich flavours and aroma of Cox s Orange Pippin. The sharpness tends to mellow in storage.
uses: Fresh eating, but store in plastic bags to reduce shrivelling.
origins: Developed during the early 1930s by H.M. Tydeman at the East Malling Research Station in Kent, U.K. by crossing Cox’s Orange Pippin with a Laxton’s Superb. It was introduce in 1949 and awarded the RHS Award of Merit in 1965.
cultivation: Easier to grow than Cox s Orange Pippin. Vigorous, upright spreading tree that pushes a lot of whippy growth. Bears fruit on spurs. Scab and mildew resistant. Crops heavi on a yearly basis and needs to be thinned to produce appropriate size fruit. Grows best in dry climates.
cold storage: Up to four months. It keeps fairly well, but at some sacrifice in flavour.
harvest: In the middle of the fourth period. Problems:Resistant to scab but susceptible to mildew and blight.
cold storage weeks: 16
harvest period: 4
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