Redcoat Grieve
Dessert apple a
Culinary / Dessert apple b
Malus domestica Borkh.
A coloured sport of James Grieve claiming to crop more heavily. Discovered in 1916 on a James Grieve tree at Letchworth by Hal Jones. It was introduced by him in 1921. Fruits have rather soft but very juicy flesh with a good refreshing flavour.
Synonyms:
Red Coat Grieve, Red-Coat Grieve
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Parentage:
Sport of James Grieve
Size
medium b
Type
Culinary / Dessert b
Accession name
Redcoat Grieve (Iliffe)
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
Accession name
Redcoat Grieve spur type (Iliffe)
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out/solid flush a
Russet
low a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register