Gladstone

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1868

Origin

Kidderminster, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 11.2 °Bx
Fruit height: 51.0 mm
Fruit width: 57.0 mm

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

Gladstone is a medium-sized, round conical dessert apple found near Kidderminster in 1868 by Mr. Jackson of Blakedown Nursery. With greenish-yellow skin almost covered in dark red striping, it has soft, pleasantly flavoured flesh and ripens July to August. It was extensively grown for market purposes as a valuable early season variety.

Flavor & Texture

mildsubacidcrisptenderjuicy

Best Uses

fresh_eating

2 historical watercolors from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.

Lineage

Offspring

Early Crimson Langley Pippin Feltham Beauty Laxton's Leader Mrs. Phillimore Owen Thomas Laxton's Early Crimson

Origin & History

Status: heritage
Origin type: found wilding
Original breeder: Jackson
First introduced: 1868 · Blakedown Nursery

subacid

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 102140
UK National Fruit Collection: 2284
Wikidata: Q41777394