George Cave
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 2 accessions
Raised in 1923 by George Cave at Dovercourt, Essex. It was acquired by Seabrook & Sons Ltd., Boreham, Essex and named in 1945. Fruits have a little soft, fine-textured, juicy flesh with a little acid, slightly aromatic and pleasant flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession 1940-014 · George Cave (NFT)
No descriptor data recorded for this accession.
Accession 1979-160 · George Cave (LA 70A)
- Picking time
- Early August
- Flowering
- 3rd May (10%) · 8th May (full) · 14th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- Oblong
- Width
- 60.00 mm
- Height
- 55.00 mm
- Russet
- very low
- Ribbing
- weak-medium
- Coarseness
- fine
- Greasiness
- Medium
- Over colour
- Red
- Ground colour
- Green yellow
- Over colour pattern
- striped
Source · National Fruit Collection
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