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George Neal
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1904 by Mrs Reeves at Otford, Kent and introduced by R. Neal & Sons, Wandsworth, London in 1923. It received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1923. Fruits have rather soft, juicy and acid flesh. It cooks well, breaking up almost completely.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Flat 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 63.50mm 2
- Width
- 77.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Pink 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Coarseness
- coarse 2
- Flesh Colour
- Greenish 2
Accession No.
1924 - 033
- Accession name
- George Neal
- Flowering time ›››
- 2nd May10% flowering
7th MayFull (80%) flowering
15th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019