Gooseberry
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in England, probably Kent. It was first recorded in 1831. Fruits have coarse-textured, fairly juicy flesh with a very acid and rather astringent flavour.
Synonyms:
Golding, Gooseberry Apple, Gooseberry Pippin
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Gooseberry (EM)
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
Size
large 1
Type
Culinary 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Height
67.25 mm 1
Width
79.12 mm 1
Ribbing
strong 1
Crown
medium-strong 1
Ground Colour
Whitish green 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1
Over Colour
Brown 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
very low 1
Crunch
crumbly 1
Juiciness
dry-medium 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register