Garnet
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by W.Seabrook & Sons Ltd., Boreham, Essex. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1936. Fruits have firm, crisp, fine flesh with a slightly subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Parentage:
Rival x Worcester Pearmain
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat b
Height
51.00 mm b
Width
70.00 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Russet
very low b
Firmness
firm-very firm b
Crunch
crisp b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Garnet
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register