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Apple
Gladstone 

 

 

 

 
SummaryAn old English summer apple, dating back to the 1780s, but re-introduced in 1868 by Mr Jackson of Blakedown Nursery as Jackson's Seedling. Renamed Gladstone in 1883.




Identification

Gladstone




Fruit colourRed




Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Gladstone




FlavorGood




Flavour styleSweet/Sharp




Ripening periodMid-Late season




Use/Keeping1-3 days




Cooking result




Growing

Gladstone




Picking




CroppingHeavy




VigourSlightly large




PollinationFlowering group 4
Flowers Mid-Late season
Partially self-fertile
Blossom frost-resistance
Gardening skillVery easy




ProblemsCanker - Very resistant
Scab - Very resistant

Other

Gladstone




Country of originUnited Kingdom




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