Gooseberry

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in England, probably Kent. It was first recorded in 1831. Fruits have coarse-textured, fairly juicy flesh with a very acid and rather astringent flavour.

Synonyms:
Golding, Gooseberry Apple, Gooseberry Pippin

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1948 - 732   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Gooseberry (EM)

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
large 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Broad globose conical 1

Height
67.25 mm 1

Width
79.12 mm 1

Ribbing
strong 1

Crown
medium-strong 1

Ground Colour
Whitish green 1

Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1

Over Colour
Brown 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Russet
very low 1

Crunch
crumbly 1

Juiciness
dry-medium 1

Flesh Colour
White 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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