Yorkshire Greening
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Assumed to have originated in Yorkshire, England. It was first recorded in 1803. Fruits have firm, rather coarse-textured, somewhat dry flesh with a very acid flavour.
Synonyms:
Coate's, Coates, Coates', Coates' Greening, Coates's, Goose Sauce, Grunling von Yorkshire, Seek no Farther, Seek no Further, Seek-no- Further, Seek-no-Farther, Verte du Comte d'York, Yorkshire Goose Sauce, Yorkshire Greeting
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Size
large b
Type
Culinary b
Shape
Flat b
Height
58.50 mm b
Width
77.00 mm b
Ribbing
strong b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Brown b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked b
Russet
low b
Greasiness
Medium b
Firmness
firm b
Crunch
crisp b
Coarseness
coarse b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Accession name
Yorkshire Greening
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register