Golden Knob

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated at Enmore Castle, Somerset. It has been grown since the late 1700s. Fruits have firm flesh with a sweet and nutty flavour.

Synonyms:
Golden Nobb, Kentish Golden Knob, Old Lady, Old Maid

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

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
Green yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
low 2

Over Colour
Brown 2

Russet
low 2

Firmness
firm 2

Coarseness
very fine 2

Flesh Colour
White 2

Accession No.
1946 - 023   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Golden Knob

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
17th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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