George Carpenter

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1902 by George Carpenter at West Hall Gardens, Byfleet, Surrey. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy, sweet flesh with a good aromatic flavour somewhat like Blenheim Orange.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Blenheim Orange x King of the Pippins

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Broad globose conical 2

Height
64.00 mm 2

Width
70.00 mm 2

Ribbing
weak 2

Ground Colour
Yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
high 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Russet
very low 2

Firmness
firm 2

Crunch
crisp 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2

Accession No.
1957 - 163   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
George Carpenter

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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