Northern Greening

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to have originated in England. First recorded in 1826. Fruits have moderately firm, a little coarse-textured, juicy flesh with an acid flavour.

Synonyms:
Cowarn Queening, Cowarne Queening, Cowarne Quoining, Cowarne Seedling, Cowarne's Queening, Gruener Englischer Pepping, Gruner Englischer Pepping, John, John Apple, Kirk Langley Pippin, Langley Pippin, Old Northern Greening, Verte du Nord, Walmar Court, Walmer Court, Woodcock

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)

Mother to:
Dumelow's Seedling
Chad's Favourite
Merton Prolific
Lamb's Seedling

Father to:
Encore

Size
medium 2

Type
Culinary 2

Shape
Ellipsoid 2

Height
65.00 mm 2

Width
65.00 mm 2

Ribbing
absent 2

Ground Colour
Green 2

Over Colour
Brown 2

Russet
very low 2

Firmness
firm-very firm 2

Crunch
crisp 2

Flesh Colour
White 2

Accession No.
1956 - 031   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Northern Greening

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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