Greensleeves
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1966 by Dr Alston, East Malling Research Station, Maidstone, Kent. A prolific and precocious variety. Fruits have crisp, juicy flesh with a mild, refreshing flavour.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Parentage:
James Grieve x Golden Delicious
Father to:
Limelight
Accession name
Greensleeves
Flowering time
22nd April 10% flowering
25th April Full (80%) flowering
4th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose a
Height
64.68 mm a
Width
74.34 mm a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
weak-medium a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
n/a a
Over Colour (Pattern)
n/a a
Russet
low a
Juiciness
dry a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.