Gooseberry

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Culinary

Origin

Kentish orchards, particularly about Faversham and Sittingbourne, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height: 67.3 mm
Fruit width: 79.1 mm

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

A very large, roundish-ovate culinary apple with deep green skin russeted with minute dots, open eye, and greenish-white tender, juicy flesh with a brisk, pleasant flavor. Extensively cultivated in Kentish orchards near Faversham and Sittingbourne for London markets; in use October to January. Recognized as a culinary apple of the finest quality.

Flavor & Texture

sweetsubacidbriskfine_grainedtenderjuicy

Best Uses

fresh_eating

Origin & History

Status: commercial
Known by: ≥ 1820

brisksweet subacid

References

UK National Fruit Collection: 2398
Wikidata: Q41777617
Cited authority (Hogg 1851): Hort