Bushey Grove
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1897 by Mrs Good, Bushey Grove, Hertfordshire and introduced in about 1926 by G.W. King, Sidcup, Kent. It received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1922. This variety is very prone to apple scab. Fruits have very soft, coarse-textured, juicy flesh which is rather acid. Cooks well.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Parentage:
Queen x Bismarck
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Culinary 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
60.00 mm 2
Width
74.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Greasiness
Medium 2
Firmness
firm 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Bushey Grove
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register