Red Granny Smith

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in Western Australia. Fruits have firm, tender, creamy white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Batt's Seedling, Red Gem

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Granny Smith x Jonathan

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

Fruit Shape
tall to intermediate, truncate-conic to conic, convex to straight ^b

Fruit Height
59-73 mm ^b

Fruit Width
65-75 mm ^b

Ground Colour
greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
pinkish brown or pinkish orange flush, deeper stripes ^b

Russet Type
russet streaks at base, dots ^b

Flesh Colour
creamy white ^b

Skin Texture
smooth, rather tough ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, tender ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Accession No.
1961 - 086   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Red Granny Smith

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register