Gladstone
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in about 1780. It was re-discovered by Jackson, at Blakedown Nursery, Kidderminster, Worcestershire and introduced in 1868 as Jackson's Seedling. It was renamed Mr Gladstone after receiving a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1883. Fruits are crisp and juicy becoming rather soft, with a pleasant, aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Gladston, Jackson's Seedling, Lord Gladstone, Mister Gladstone, Monsieur Gladstone, Mr. Gladstone, Scarlet Pippin, Striped Quarrenden, W. E. Gladstone
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Ffordd-fawr)
Mother to:
Braintree Seedling
Laxton's Leader
Father to:
Feltham Beauty
Advance
Laxton's Early Crimson
Langley Pippin
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Conical b
Height
51.00 mm b
Width
57.00 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high b
Over Colour
Red b
Firmness
soft b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Accession name
Gladstone
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early August a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register