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King George V
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1898 by Lady Thorncroft at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England. It was introduced by J. Cheal & Sons, nurserymen, Crawley, Sussex. Received Award of Merit from RHS in 1928. Fruits have crisp, fine-textured, moderately juicy flesh with a subacid and good aromatic flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Cox's Orange Pippin x Unknown
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 50.00mm 2
- Width
- 67.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Coarseness
- coarse 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
1927 - 067
- Accession name
- King George V
- Flowering time ›››
- 9th May10% flowering
14th MayFull (80%) flowering
21st May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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