Erich Neumanns Roter James Grieve
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
A sport of James Grieve having a darker flush and stripes. It originated in 1953 with Erich Neumann of Germany. Fruits have rather soft, very juicy flesh with a good refreshing flavour.
Family tree
Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.
- Erich Neumanns Roter James Grieve Germany, 1953
- Sport of James Grieve United Kingdom, by 1892
- Parent Potts' Seedling United Kingdom, about 1849
- Parent Cox's Orange Pippin United Kingdom, about 1825
- Parent Margil France, probably by 1608
- Parent Rosemary Russet United Kingdom, by 1831
- Sport of James Grieve United Kingdom, by 1892
Sources
- Erich Neumanns Roter James Grieve (accession 1957 - 067), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the parentage; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (early september); the other names.
