Golden Knob
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated at Enmore Castle, Somerset. It has been grown since the late 1700s. Fruits have firm flesh with a sweet and nutty flavour.
Synonyms:
Golden Nobb, Kentish Golden Knob, Old Lady, Old Maid
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
small b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat globose b
Height
35.50 mm b
Width
42.00 mm b
Ribbing
absent b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
low b
Over Colour
Brown b
Russet
low b
Firmness
firm b
Coarseness
very fine b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Golden Knob
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register