Peasgood's Nonsuch
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Mrs Peasgood at Stamford, Lincolnshire, England from seed sown in about 1858. Received First Class Certificate from Royal Horticultural Society in 1872. Fruits are a little coarse textured, moderately juicy and a little sweet. Cooks well.
Synonyms:
Gold-Reinette von Peasgood, Goldreinette von Peasgood, Nesravnennoe, Nesravnennoe Pisguda, Niezrdwnane Pisguda, Non Pareille de Peasgood, Peasgood, Peasgood Nonesuch, Peasgood Nonsuch, Peasgood Parotlanja, Peasgood's Goldreinette, Peasgood's Goldrenette, Peasgood's None Such, Peasgood's Nonesuch, Peasgood's Sondergleichen, Peasgood's Unvergleichlicher, Peasgoodova, Peasgoods Goldrenette, Peasgoods Sondergleichen, Reinette dorTe de Peasgood, Reinette Peasgood Nonsuch, Renet auriu de Peasgood, Renet Pisguda, Renet zolotoi Pisguda, Sans, Sans Pareil de Peasgood, Sans Pareille de Peasgood, Sans Pareille Peasgood, Sanspareille de Peasgood, Sanspareille Peasgood
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)
Parentage:
Catshead x Unknown
Mother to:
Houblon
S.T. Wright
Monarch
Renown
Rival
Paroquet
Charles Ross
Reverend W. Wilks
Father to:
Prince George
Colonel Yate
Sports:
Crimson Peasgood
Accession name
Peasgood's Nonsuch
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
Size
large-very large 1
Type
Culinary 1
Shape
Flat 1
Height
75.71 mm 1
Width
95.35 mm 1
Ribbing
very weak 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
low 1
Firmness
soft 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register