Shoesmith
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by George Carpenter at Byfleet, Surrey, England. First exhibited in 1930. Fruits have very white, tinged green, soft, very juicy flesh with a subacid flavour. Cooks well.
Synonyms:
H. Shoesmith
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Lane's Prince Albert x Golden Noble
Size
medium 2
Type
Culinary 2
Shape
Ellipsoid 2
Height
64.00 mm 2
Width
57.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
low 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Russet
very low 2
Greasiness
Weak 2
Firmness
soft 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Shoesmith
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register