Forester

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Culinary

Origin

Shropshire and Worcestershire, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height: 57.0 mm
Fruit width: 70.0 mm

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Forester is a large, roundish culinary apple with greenish-yellow skin faintly flushed with brown-red, covered in russet and black dots. The soft, acid flesh makes it suitable for cooking and sauce. A regional favorite in Shropshire and Worcestershire, though of unknown origin.

Flavor & Texture

acidtartsoftjuicy

Best Uses

cookingbaking_piesauce

Lineage

Offspring

Lord Derby

Origin & History

Status: heritage

soft in grainsomewhat acid

References

UK National Fruit Collection: 2088
Wikidata: Q41777065