Redcoat Grieve
Dessert apple 1
Culinary / Dessert apple 2
Malus domestica Borkh.
A coloured sport of James Grieve claiming to crop more heavily. Discovered in 1916 on a James Grieve tree at Letchworth by Hal Jones. It was introduced by him in 1921. Fruits have rather soft but very juicy flesh with a good refreshing flavour.
Synonyms:
Red Coat Grieve, Red-Coat Grieve
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Parentage:
Sport of James Grieve
Size
medium 2
Type
Culinary / Dessert 2
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Accession name
Redcoat Grieve (Iliffe)
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register