American Grindling

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated from U.S.A. Recorded in 1872. Fruits have soft, coarse, acid flesh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

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

Fruit Height
53-73 mm ^b

Fruit Width
75-90 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye, slightly on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
sometimes flushed brownish red ^b

Russet Type
thick scaly russet in cavity ^b

Flesh Colour
creamy white ^b

Flesh Texture
soft, rather coarse ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

Tree
tip bearer ^b

Accession No.
1943 - 019   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
American Grindling

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ^a

Size
large-very large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Height
69.02 mm ^a

Width
90.62 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Brown ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Strong ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Juiciness
dry ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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