Red Granny Smith

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

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 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1

Russet
low 1

Firmness
firm 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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