Grenadier
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
First recorded in 1862 and introduced to commerce in about 1875. It received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1883. The most widely grown early commercial cooking apple in the UK. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy fle
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Mother to:
Sowman's Seedling
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Culinary 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
57.00 mm 2
Width
66.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium-strong 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 2
Over Colour
Brown 2
Russet
very low 2
Greasiness
Strong 2
Firmness
medium-firm 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Grenadier (LA 68A)
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid August 1
Accession No.
1979 - 020 cancel
Accession name
Grenadier
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
mid august 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register