Tydeman's Early Worcester apple identification
A sweet early-season English apple, grown commercially on a small scale. Has a good flavour and somewhat under-rated. Parentage: McIntosh x Worcester Pearmain. Introduced / discovered in 1928 / 1945.
Identification
- Flesh colour - White
- Flesh colour - White to Cream, pale yellow
- Fruit size - Medium
- Fruit size - Large
- Fruit shape - Round
- Fruit shape - Round-conical
- Fruit shape - Oblong-conical
- Shape features - Regular, round
- Shape features - Slightly, broadly, obscurely ribbed
- Shape features (vertical view) - Lop-sided, unequal sides, irregular
- Shape features (vertical view) - Ribs more pronounced at apex, toward basin
- Shape features (vertical view) - Symmetrical
- Shape uniformity - Uniform, in size and shape
- Bultitude apple group - 6. Red flushed, smooth, sweet
- Seeds - size - Small
- Seeds - size - Medium
- Core - Abaxile / Irregular
- Core - Axile / Symmetrical
- Core - Open
- Seeds - point - Acuminate
- Seeds - point - Acute
- Seeds - point - Obtuse
- Seeds - characteristics - Abortive
- Seeds - characteristics - Dark
- Seeds - characteristics - Flat
- Core - lines - Moderate
- Core - lines - Wide
- Core - lines meeting - Base of calyx tube
- Core - lines meeting - Sides of calyx tube
- Calyx / Sepals- Opening - Small
- Calyx / Sepals - Size - Short
- Calyx / Sepals - Width - Narrow
- Calyx / Sepals - Width - Medium
- Calyx Tube - Shape - Conic
- Calyx Tube - Length - Short
- Calyx Tube - Size - Small
- Calyx Tube - Stamen - Marginal
- Calyx Tube - Stamen - Median
- Calyx Tube - Stamen - Basal
- Calyx / Sepals - Description - Pubescent
- Calyx / Sepals - Description - Green with brown tips
- Calyx / Sepals - Description - Closed
- Calyx / Sepals - Description - Convergent
- Calyx / Sepals - Description - Erect
- Russet - Present
- Russet % coverage - Low
- Russet details - Radiating, stellate, rays, stripes
- Russet details - Dots, Patches, Spots
- Russet details - In stem cavity
- All green or yellow - Other colors present
- Skin color (when ripe) - Red
- Skin color (when ripe) - Yellow (+/or) Green with some Red (+/or) Pink
- Skin color (when ripe) - Red (+/or) Purple to nearly Black
- Skin color (when ripe) - Bluish cast on top of color
- Skin blush - Present
- Skin blush (color) - Red to Deep Red into Dark Purple
- Scarf skin - Not present
- Suture lines - Not present
- Bloom - Present
- Bloom qualities - Pale lavender colour
- Bloom qualities - Thin White
- Skin waxy or greasy - Waxy or greasy (fresh or stored)
- Skin feel - Smooth
- Stripes - Stripes present
- Stripes (details) - Mottled, marbled
- Stripes (details) - Short splashes
- Stripes (details) - Lined stripes
- Stripes (details) - Mixed stripes, colors
- Stripes (details) - Washed - faded
- Stripes (color) - Dark Red
- Stripes (color) - Crimson to Purplish
- Stripes (color) - Mixed colors
- Stripes (color) - Pink
- Stripes (color) - Red
- Stem (length) - Medium
- Stem (length) - Long
- Stem (thickness) - Slender
- Stem (thickness) - Medium
- Stem cavity (russet) - Gray to Brown Russet
- Stem cavity (russet) - Little, light russet
- Stem cavity (russet) - Ochre or Green Russet
- Stem cavity (russet) - Russet rays extening out from stem cavity
- Stem (position) - Inclined, Oblique, laying to the side
- Stem (position) - Slightly Oblique
- Stem (position) - Upright
- Stem (details) - Swollen at base of cavity
- Stem (color) - Brown
- Stem Cavity (protruberances) - Compressed
- Stem Cavity (side view depth) - Medium
- Stem Cavity (side view depth) - Deep
- Stem Cavity (skin features) - Brown
- Stem Cavity (skin features) - Green
- Stem Cavity (skin features) - Lipped - fold of skin over stem end
- Stem Cavity (skin features) - Russet
- Stem Cavity (skin features) - Scarf, Pale Coating
- Stem Cavity (slope to stem) - Cone-shaped slope to stem
- Stem Cavity (slope to stem) - Steep, Acuminate slope
- Stem Cavity (slope to stem) - Acute, Medium Slope
- Stem Cavity (top view orientation) - Oblique - slanted to one side
- Stem Cavity (top view orientation) - Symmetrical
- Stem Cavity (top view width) - Moderate, Medium width
- Stem Cavity (top view width) - Wide, Broad
- Basin skin - Red
- Basin skin - Shiny, Smooth
- Basin skin - Bloom, Scarf, Waxy, Dusty
- Basin skin - Green
- Basin width - Narrow
- Basin width - Moderate
- Basin russet - Usually Russet free
- Basin (top view) - Uneven, Oblique, Slanted
- Basin (top view) - Symmetrical, Round
- Basin (side view slope to eye) - Obtuse, gradual slope to eye
- Basin (side view depth) - Shallow
- Basin (side view depth) - Medium depth
- Basin (protruberances) - Beaded, Mammiform
- Basin (protruberances) - Undulate, Furrowed, Wavy, Puckered
- Basal lobes - Slightly present
- Dots (description) - Gray
- Dots (description) - Russet
- Dots (description) - White
- Dots (numbers) - Numerous
- Dots (size) - Medium
- Dots (skin lenticels) - Conspicuous, prominent, distinct
- Dots (skin lenticels) - Inconspicuous, not prominent
- Dots (spread) - From Cavity lessening toward Basin
- Flesh (staining) - Not present
- Flesh (texture) - Tender, Soft, Melting
- Flesh (texture) - Crisp, Breaking into chuncks
- Flesh (texture) - Firm, Hard
- Flesh (texture) - Chewy
- Flesh (grain) - Fine
- Flesh (juiciness) - Juicy or Very Juicy
Using
- Uses - Eat fresh
- Uses - Cooking
- Uses - Drying
- Flavour quality - Good
- Flavour style - Aromatic
- Flavour style - Sweet/Sharp
- Flavour style - Vinous
- Flavour style - Honeyed / Scented
- Flavour style - Sweeter
- Flavour style - Sharp / refreshing
- Flavour style - Strawberry / raspberry
- Harvest period - Early-Mid season
- Only sweet flavor - Tart, sub-acid, or bitter flavor detected
Growing
- Flowering period - Mid-Late season
- Flowering group - 4
- Fruit bearing - Tip-bearer
- First planted - After 1950
References
- 'Apples of England' (1948) by Taylor
- Tydeman's Early Worcester - tasting notes, history, and pedigree on OrangePippin.com