Granny Giffard

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Exhibited in 1858 at Minster, near Margate, Kent. Fruits have fine, tender flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^b

Shape
Oblong ^b

Height
54.00 mm ^b

Width
63.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak ^b

Ground Colour
Yellow ^b

Over Colour
Orange ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
Cream ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 705   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Granny Giffard

Flowering time
19th May 10% flowering
24th May Full (80%) flowering
31st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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