James Grieve
Variety of Apple · Malus domestica
Juicy-refreshing early autumn apple and an excellent, reliable pollinator.
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
sourtartjuicysweettenderaromaticrefreshing
Susceptibility & resistance
ScabAphidsCanker
Profile
- Parentage
- vermutl. Pott's Seedling oder Cox's Orange Pippin Sämling
- Breeder
- James Grieve, Edinburgh
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
- Fruit weight
- 160 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Scab-resistant fruit, at first tart and firm, later aromatic and soft; flavour rated 2-.
Growth
Weak-growing tree.
Yield
Bears regularly.
Notes
Well-known and popular, aromatic late-summer apple for gardens; only briefly storable (3-4 weeks).
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