The World of Apples

Apple varieties, United Kingdom

Lady of the Wemyss

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:

Originated from Scotland. It was recorded in 1831. Fruits have hard, fine flesh with an acid flavour.

Sources

  1. Lady of the Wemyss (accession 1949 - 286), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (mid october); the other names.