Glebe Gold

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by James Walker, Ham, Surrey. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1945. Fruits have soft, creamy white flesh with a sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Yellow Ingestrie x Cellini

Size
small 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Flat globose 2

Height
35.50 mm 2

Width
42.00 mm 2

Ribbing
absent 2

Ground Colour
Yellow 2

Over Colour
Brown 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2

Greasiness
Medium 2

Firmness
soft 2

Flesh Colour
Cream 2

Accession No.
1945 - 013   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Glebe Gold

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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