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Apple Gladstone | |||||
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Summary | An 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 colour | Red | ||||
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Using | Gladstone | ||||
Flavor | Good | ||||
Flavour style | Sweet/Sharp | ||||
Ripening period | Mid-Late season | ||||
Use/Keeping | 1-3 days | ||||
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Growing | Gladstone | ||||
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Cropping | Heavy | ||||
Vigour | Slightly large | ||||
Pollination | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Partially self-fertile Blossom frost-resistance | ||||
Gardening skill | Very easy | ||||
Problems | Canker - Very resistant Scab - Very resistant | ||||
Other | Gladstone | ||||
Country of origin | United Kingdom | ||||
Other qualities | Awards |