Green Roland

Culinary / Dessert apple

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Norfolk. It was described in 1945. Fruits have hard flesh with a slightly acid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
tall, rectangular, convex ^b

Ribbing
not ribbed ^b

Ground Colour
bright green ^b

Over Colour
flushed and striped purplish red ^b

Skin Texture
white bloom ^b

Flesh Texture
hard ^b

Flavour
slightly acid ^b

Accession No.
1982 - 035   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Green Roland (M27)

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^a

Shape
Oblong conical ^a

Height
71.86 mm ^a

Width
78.64 mm ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Firmness
firm-very firm ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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