James Grieve
syn. Dzems Griw, Grieve, Jems Griv
Culinary / Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Raised by James Grieve in Edinburgh, Scotland and introduced by his employers, Dickson's nurserymen. It was first recorded in 1893. Received Award of Merit in 1897 and First Class Certificate in 1906 from RHS. Fruits have rather soft but very juicy flesh with a good refreshing flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Early September
- Flowering
- 5th May (10%) · 10th May (full) · 18th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Flavour
- sweet, subacid
- Ribbing
- slightly ribbed at apex
- Fruit size
- medium
- Fruit shape
- intermediate, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex
- Fruit width
- 70 mm
- Over colour
- flushed, striped and blotched red
- Russet type
- occasional russet
- Flesh colour
- cream, tinged yellow
- Fruit height
- 62 mm
- Flesh texture
- soft, loose,
- Ground colour
- pale yellow
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Culinary / Dessert
- Crown
- weak
- Shape
- Globose conical
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- weak-medium
- Firmness
- soft
- Juiciness
- juicy
- Greasiness
- Medium
- Over colour
- Red
- Flesh colour
- Cream
- Ground colour
- Yellow
- Over colour amount
- low-medium
- Over colour pattern
- striped/mottled
Source · National Fruit Collection
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