Golden Harvey
Dessert / Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in the 1600s in Herefordshire. Fruits have firm, crisp, yellow flesh with a sweet, rich, aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Bradley's Golden Pippin, Brandy, Brandy Apple, Guernsey Pippin, Harvey Dore, Harvey's Gold Apfel, Harvey's Goldapfel, Herefordshire Golden Harvey, Round Russet Harley, Round Russet Harvey, The Harvey Apple
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Westhope)
Accession name
Golden Harvey
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
Size
small 1
Type
Dessert / Cider 1
Shape
Flat globose 1
Height
42.17 mm 1
Width
48.98 mm 1
Ribbing
weak 1
Crown
absent 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
very high 1
Firmness
firm 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register