Annie Elizabeth
Culinary 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
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 80.00mm 2
- Width
- 95.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Greasiness
- Medium 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1957 - 175
- Accession name
- Annie Elizabeth
- Flowering time ›››
- 9th May10% flowering
16th MayFull (80%) flowering 23rd May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Early October 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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