George Carpenter
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1902 by George Carpenter at West Hall Gardens, Byfleet, Surrey. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy, sweet flesh with a good aromatic flavour somewhat like Blenheim Orange.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Blenheim Orange x King of the Pippins
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Broad globose conical b
Height
64.00 mm b
Width
70.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
high b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
very low b
Firmness
firm b
Crunch
crisp b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Yellowish b
Accession name
George Carpenter
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register