Queenby's Glory
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Received by NFT 1949. Origin: Received by NFT from Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, so probably an old cultivar.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
flat to intermediate, rectangular, convex, irregular, asymmetric b
Fruit Height
51-57 mm b
Fruit Width
64-72 mm b
Ribbing
broad ribs base to apex b
Ground Colour
yellowish green b
Over Colour
extensively flushed orange-red, streaked carmine b
Russet Type
extensive russet base and cavity, large conspicuous russet dots b
Flesh Colour
yellowish white b
Skin Texture
smooth, a little sticky b
Flesh Texture
firm b
Flavour
sweet b
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1949 from Wrest Park, Bedford, England, but thought to be older than this. Fruits have firm, yellowish white flesh with a sweet flavour.
Accession name
Queenby's Glory
Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
Size
medium-large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat globose a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Weak a
Firmness
firm a
Flesh Colour
Yellowish a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register