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Garden Royal
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated on the farm of Mr Bowker, Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA. It was described in 1847. Fruits have fine, tender, yellow flesh with a subacid and aromatic flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Jardin Royal
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1951 - 279
- Accession name
- Garden Royal
- Flowering time ›››
- 5th May10% flowering
9th MayFull (80%) flowering
16th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late August 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Flat globose 1
- Height
- 59.98 mm 1
- Width
- 68.30 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak 1
- Crown
- very weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/washed out 1
- Russet
- low-medium 1
- Coarseness
- fine 1
- Juiciness
- dry 1
- Flesh Colour
- Yellowish 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019