Shoesmith
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by George Carpenter at Byfleet, Surrey, England. First exhibited in 1930. Fruits have very white, tinged green, soft, very juicy flesh with a subacid flavour. Cooks well.
Synonyms:
H. Shoesmith
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Lane's Prince Albert x Golden Noble
Size
medium b
Type
Culinary b
Shape
Ellipsoid b
Height
64.00 mm b
Width
57.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
low b
Over Colour
Orange b
Russet
very low b
Greasiness
Weak b
Firmness
soft b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Accession name
Shoesmith
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register