Grimoldby Golden
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Received by the National Fruit Collection, Brogdale in 1993. It is thought to have been raised in the early 1900s by William Ingall, Grimoldby, Lincolnshire. Cooks well.
Accession name
Grimoldby Golden
Flowering time
27th April 10% flowering
29th April Full (80%) flowering
8th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid August 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Culinary / Dessert 1
Shape
Flat globose 1
Height
54.05 mm 1
Width
62.97 mm 1
Crown
strong 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1
Over Colour
n/a 1
Russet
low 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register