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Greensleeves
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1966 by Dr Alston, East Malling Research Station, Maidstone, Kent. A prolific and precocious variety. Fruits have crisp, juicy flesh with a mild, refreshing flavour.
- Availability
- Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
- Parentage:
- James Grieve x Golden Delicious
- Father to:
- Limelight
Accession No.
1980 - 077
- Accession name
- Greensleeves
- Flowering time ›››
- 22nd April10% flowering
25th AprilFull (80%) flowering
4th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid September 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Globose 1
- Height
- 64.68 mm 1
- Width
- 74.34 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 1
- Over Colour
- n/a 1
- Over Colour Amount
- absent 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- n/a 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Juiciness
- dry 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019