Rhode Island Greening
Culinary / Dessert apple
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Triploid. Thought to have originated at Green's End, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. It was already known by 1650. Fruits have rather coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a pleasant flavour.
Synonyms:
Bell Dubois, Burlington Greening, Ganges, Green Newtown Pippin, Green Winter Pippin, Greening, Greenling von Rhode Island, Grunling von Rhode Island, Grunling von Rhode-Island, Hampshire Greening, Island's Grunling, Jersey Greening, Lindley Green Newton Pippin, Pomme Verte de Rhode-Island, Reinette du Seeland, Rhode Island, Rhode Island (Greening), Rhode-Island Greening, Russine, Seelander Reinette, Serinkia, Verte de Ile de Rhodes, Verte de l'Ile de Rhodes, Verte de Rhode Island, Verte de Rhode-Island, Zelence Rhodoislandske, Zelenka Rod-Ailend skaya
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
54-66 mm b
Fruit Width
67-78 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
yellowish green b
Over Colour
occasional orange flush b
Russet Type
russet at base, pale dots b
Flesh Colour
greenish yellow b
Skin Texture
greasy b
Flesh Texture
firm, fine b
Flavour
acid b
Accession name
Rhode Island Greening
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
large-very large a
Type
Culinary / Dessert a
Shape
Flat globose a
Height
66.23 mm a
Width
83.15 mm a
Ribbing
strong-very strong a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
very low a
Over Colour
Brown a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
soft a
Coarseness
fine a
Flesh Colour
Yellowish a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register