Annie Elizabeth
Apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Samuel Greatorex at Knighton, Leicester in about 1857 and named after his baby daughter who died in 1866. Introduced in about 1898. Received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1868. A fine, late-keeping cooking apple.
Synonyms:
Annie Elisabeth, Carter's Seedling, Sloto, Slotoaeble, Slotrable, Slotraeble, Sussex Pippin, The George
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 (Tredomen)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Ffordd-fawr)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Westhope)
Parentage:
Blenheim Orange x Unknown
Mother to:
Belvoir Seedling
Accession name
Annie Elizabeth
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register