Golden Spire
Culinary / Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Found in about 1850 in Lancashire by Richard Smith of Worcester who also introduced it. Fruits have coarse, crisp flesh with an acid and astringent flavour.
Synonyms:
Tom Matthews
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Father to:
Peggy's Pride
Size
medium 2
Type
Culinary / Cider 2
Shape
Ellipsoid 2
Height
67.50 mm 2
Width
63.50 mm 2
Ribbing
strong 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
low 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
very low 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Accession name
Golden Spire
Flowering time
30th April 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register