Golden Noble

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Culinary

Introduced

1820

Origin

Norfolk, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 12.7 °Bx
Fruit height: 57.0 mm
Fruit width: 66.0 mm

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A large, round, bright yellow culinary apple with handsome form and russet patches. The flesh is yellow, tender, and perfectly melting with pleasant acid juice and rich acidity; bakes to a clear amber color. Valuable for cooking, in season from September to December.

Flavor & Texture

acidrichtenderjuicymelting

Best Uses

cookingbaking_piefresh_eating

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

Lineage

Offspring

Edward VII Peasgood's Nonsuch Robert Blatchford Schoolmaster Shoesmith

Origin & History

Status: commercial
Origin type: found wilding
Original breeder: Sir Thomas Harr
First introduced: 1820 · Horticultural Society of London

rich acidity

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589135
UK National Fruit Collection: 2355
Wikidata: Q427306
Cited authority (Hogg 1851): Hort