Gloucester Cross

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1913 by G.T.Spinks at Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol. Fruits have soft, coarse, subacid flesh with a rich, aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Unknown

Size
small-medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Truncate conical ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Firmness
soft ^b

Coarseness
coarse ^b

Flesh Colour
Cream ^b

Accession No.
1930 - 031   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Gloucester Cross

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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