Geeveston Fanny
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated at Geeveston, Tasmania, Australia where the oldest known tree grew in the orchard of James Evans in 1880. Fruits have crisp flesh with a subacid and aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Sports:
Red Geeveston Fanny
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
49 mm b
Fruit Width
57 mm b
Ribbing
not ribbed b
Ground Colour
pale lemon and light green b
Over Colour
three-quarters flushed pale red with darker stripes b
Russet Type
dark dots b
Flesh Texture
crisp b
Flavour
subacid, aromatic b
Accession name
Geeveston Fanny
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September a
Size
small a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Ribbing
absent a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled/solid flush a
Russet
very low a
Firmness
firm-very firm a
Crunch
crisp a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register