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Peasgood's Nonsuch
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Mrs Peasgood at Stamford, Lincolnshire, England from seed sown in about 1858. Received First Class Certificate from Royal Horticultural Society in 1872. Fruits are a little coarse textured, moderately juicy and a little sweet. Cooks well.
- Synonyms:
- Gold-Reinette von Peasgood, Goldreinette von Peasgood, Nesravnennoe, Nesravnennoe Pisguda, Niezrdwnane Pisguda, Non Pareille de Peasgood, Peasgood, Peasgood Nonesuch, Peasgood Nonsuch, Peasgood Parotlanja, Peasgood's Goldreinette, Peasgood's Goldrenette, Peasgood's None Such, Peasgood's Nonesuch, Peasgood's Sondergleichen, Peasgood's Unvergleichlicher, Peasgoodova, Peasgoods Goldrenette, Peasgoods Sondergleichen, Reinette dorTe de Peasgood, Reinette Peasgood Nonsuch, Renet auriu de Peasgood, Renet Pisguda, Renet zolotoi Pisguda, Sans, Sans Pareil de Peasgood, Sans Pareille de Peasgood, Sans Pareille Peasgood, Sanspareille de Peasgood, Sanspareille Peasgood
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)
- Parentage:
- Catshead x Unknown
- Mother to:
- Houblon
- S.T. Wright
- Monarch
- Renown
- Rival
- Paroquet
- Charles Ross
- Reverend W. Wilks
- Father to:
- Prince George
- Colonel Yate
- Sports:
- Crimson Peasgood
Accession No.
2000 - 075
- Accession name
- Peasgood's Nonsuch
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
11th MayFull (80%) flowering
19th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid September 1
- Size
- large-very large 1
- Shape
- Flat 1
- Height
- 75.71 mm 1
- Width
- 95.35 mm 1
- Ribbing
- very weak 1
- Crown
- weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled 1
- Russet
- low 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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