Yorkshire Greening
Apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Assumed to have originated in Yorkshire, England. It was first recorded in 1803. Fruits have firm, rather coarse-textured, somewhat dry flesh with a very acid flavour.
Synonyms:
Coate's, Coates, Coates', Coates' Greening, Coates's, Goose Sauce, Grunling von Yorkshire, Seek no Farther, Seek no Further, Seek-no- Further, Seek-no-Farther, Verte du Comte d'York, Yorkshire Goose Sauce, Yorkshire Greeting
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Accession name
Yorkshire Greening
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register