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George Neal

Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised in 1904 by Mrs Reeves at Otford, Kent and introduced by R. Neal & Sons, Wandsworth, London in 1923. It received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1923. Fruits have rather soft, juicy and acid flesh. It cooks well, breaking up almost completely.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Early August
Flowering
2nd May (10%) · 7th May (full) · 15th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
large
Type
Culinary
Shape
Flat
Width
77.50 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
63.50 mm
Russet
very low
Ribbing
medium
Firmness
firm
Coarseness
coarse
Over colour
Pink
Flesh colour
Greenish
Ground colour
Green yellow
Over colour pattern
striped

Source · National Fruit Collection

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