Cornish Gilliflower

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1813

Origin

near Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 11.3 °Bx
Fruit height: 65.0 mm
Fruit width: 70.0 mm

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A large, ovate apple with dull green and brownish-red streaked skin, distinctive for its rich, aromatic flavor. Available December to May, it is one of the best dessert apples. The tree is hardy and moderately productive, performing well as an espalier or dwarf form; it was discovered around 1800 near Truro, Cornwall, and introduced to the London Horticultural Society in 1813 by Sir Christopher Hawkins.

Flavor & Texture

sweetaromaticfirm

Best Uses

fresh_eating

Lineage

Offspring

Cornish Pine John Gidley Pearmain Langley Favourite Marquess of Lansdowne Lord Hindlip

Where to Pick

Kingbird Orchard - Etta Place Cidery

Origin & History

Status: commercial
Origin type: found wilding
Original breeder: Sir Christopher Hawkins
First introduced: 1813

richaromatic

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589065
UK National Fruit Collection: 1265
Wikidata: Q5171812
MUNQ ID: 116
Cited authority (Hogg 1851): Hort