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James Grieve
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by James Grieve in Edinburgh, Scotland and introduced by his employers, Dickson's nurserymen. It was first recorded in 1893. Received Award of Merit in 1897 and First Class Certificate in 1906 from RHS. Fruits have rather soft but very juicy flesh with a good refreshing flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Dzems Griw, Grieve, Jems Griv
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
- Parentage:
- Pott's Seedling or Cox's Orange Pippin x Unknown
- Mother to:
- Saint Ailred
- Balder
- Lord Lambourne
- Greensleeves
- Katja
- Elton Beauty
- Father to:
- Jamba 69
- Ruzena Blahova
- Eva Lotta
- Sports:
- Erich Neumanns Roter James Grieve
- Redcoat Grieve
- James Grieve Lired
Accession No.
1974 - 349
- Accession name
- James Grieve (LA)
- Flowering time ›››
- 5th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering
18th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early September 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- low-medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Greasiness
- Medium 1
- Juiciness
- juicy 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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