Green Harvey

Culinary / Dessert apple

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Recorded 1813. Origin: Received from Cambridgeshire. Received 1930.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
57-64 mm ^b

Fruit Width
70 mm ^b

Ribbing
slightly ribbed on body ^b

Ground Colour
greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
slight brown flush ^b

Russet Type
russet patches, dotted ^b

Flesh Colour
white ^b

Skin Texture
very greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, tough ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

Accession No.
1930 - 039   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials from Cambridgeshire. It was recorded in 1813. Fruits have firm, tough flesh with an acid flavour.

Accession name
Green Harvey

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
62.46 mm ^a

Width
73.60 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Strong ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crumbly ^a

Juiciness
dry-medium ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register