Guelph
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by W. Pope at Welford Gardens, Newbury, Berkshire. It received an Award of Merit in 1912 and a First Class Certificate in 1913 from the Royal Horticultural Society. Fruits have firm, fine-textured flesh which is a little juicy and rather lacking in flavour.
Synonyms:
The Guelph
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Parentage:
Charles Ross x Rival
Size
large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Broad globose conical b
Height
64.00 mm b
Width
76.00 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Crunch
crisp b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Yellowish b
Accession name
Guelph
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register