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
- Shape
- Conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 51.00mm 2
- Width
- 57.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- high-very high 2
- Flesh Colour
- Greenish 2
Accession No.
2000 - 036
- Accession name
- Gladstone
- Flowering time ›››
- 7th May10% flowering
13th MayFull (80%) flowering 19th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Early August 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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