Grenadier

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

First recorded in 1862 and introduced to commerce in about 1875. It received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1883. The most widely grown early commercial cooking apple in the UK. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy fle

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)

Mother to:
Sowman's Seedling

Size
medium-large 2

Type
Culinary 2

Shape
Broad globose conical 2

Height
57.00 mm 2

Width
66.00 mm 2

Ribbing
medium-strong 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
very low 2

Over Colour
Brown 2

Russet
very low 2

Greasiness
Strong 2

Firmness
medium-firm 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Flesh Colour
White 2

Accession No.
1974 - 347   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Grenadier (LA 68A)

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid August 1

Accession No.
1979 - 020     cancel

Accession name
Grenadier

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
mid august 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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