Ye Old Peasgood
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have been raised by George Carpenter, West Hall Gardens, Byfleet, Surrey. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1932. Fruits have soft, coarse, white to greenish white flesh with an acid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Height
54.00 mm 2
Width
69.00 mm 2
Ribbing
very weak 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
very low 2
Greasiness
Strong 2
Firmness
soft 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Ye Old Peasgood
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register