Forge
syn. Der Schmiedeapfel, Forge Apple, Schmiede Apfel, Schmiedeapfel, Sussex Forge
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Said to have originated at a Forge Farm in Sussex or near one of the old forges in the iron district near East Grinstead, Sussex. It was described in 1851 when it was already well known. Fruits have crisp, very juicy flesh with a pleasant aromatic flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Late September
- Flowering
- 9th May (10%) · 15th May (full) · 24th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- Oblong
- Ribbing
- medium
- Firmness
- soft
- Coarseness
- coarse
- Over colour
- Red
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Yellow
- Over colour pattern
- striped
Source · National Fruit Collection
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