Annie Elizabeth
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Samuel Greatorex at Knighton, Leicester in about 1857 and named after his baby daughter who died in 1866. Introduced in about 1898. Received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1868. A fine, late-keeping cooking apple.
Synonyms:
Annie Elisabeth, Carter's Seedling, Sloto, Slotoaeble, Slotrable, Slotraeble, Sussex Pippin, The George
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Ffordd-fawr)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Westhope)
Parentage:
Blenheim Orange x Unknown
Mother to:
Belvoir Seedling
Size
large 2
Type
Culinary 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
80.00 mm 2
Width
95.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Greasiness
Medium 2
Firmness
firm 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Annie Elizabeth
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register