Apple
Raised in 1951 at the Fruit Research Station, Jork, Hamburg, Germany. Fruits have fine-textured, juicy, sweet flesh with a briskly pleasant flavour.
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name Gloster 69
Flowering time 12th May 10% flowering 16th May Full (80%) flowering25th May 90% petal fall
Picking time mid october 1
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale. 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register