Gooseberry
Culinary apple
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.
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
variable, intermediate to flat or tall, rectangular to truncateconic or conic, convex b
Fruit Height
70 mm b
Fruit Width
76 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed on body, prominently at eye b
Ground Colour
deep green b
Over Colour
tinged brown b
Russet Type
dotted b
Flesh Colour
greenish white b
Flesh Texture
very tender b
Flavour
subacid b
Accession name
Gooseberry (EM)
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
Size
large a
Type
Culinary a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Height
67.25 mm a
Width
79.12 mm a
Ribbing
strong a
Crown
medium-strong a
Ground Colour
Whitish green a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
Brown a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out a
Russet
very low a
Crunch
crumbly a
Juiciness
dry-medium a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register