Granny Smith Apple
The Granny Smith apple is very tasty, crisp and tart apple. It is a great apple to bake with. It is an excellent keeper.
Excellent for: Fresh eating; Baking; Sauce
ID-13A
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History: The Granny Smith apple was discovered by Marie Smith near Sydney, Australia in1868.
Parentage: Open pollinated seedling of the French Crab
Pollination:
Bloom Time: Late season
Ploidy: Diploid
Good Pollinators:
Harvest Time: Early November
Fruit Size: Large, round
Flavor: Tart
Storage (refrigerated): 4-5 months
Disease Resistance:
Cedar apple rust: Resistant
Fireblight: Very susceptible
Mildew: Very susceptible
Scab: Some susceptibility
Granny Smith
Dessert apple
Raised by Mrs Thomas Smith, Ryde, New South Wales, Australia. Trees were known to be fruiting in 1868. Mrs Smith was born in Peasmarsh, Sussex in 1800 and emigrated to Australia in 1838. Fruits have firm, rather coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a subacid and refreshing flavour.
Parentage: French Crab x Unknown
Mother to: Lady Williams, Red Granny Smith
Flowering time:
6th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time: Mid October
Size: large
Shape: Globose conical
Height: 69.58 mm
Width: 72.14 mm
Ribbing: weak
Crown: weak-medium
Ground Colour: Whitish green
Over Colour: Red
Over Colour Amount: very low
Over Colour Pattern: mottled/washed out
Russet: low
Greasiness: Medium
Crunch crisp
Juiciness: dry
Flesh Colour: Greenish