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Apple varieties, United Kingdom

Greensleeves

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it¹:

Raised in 1966 by Dr Alston, East Malling Research Station, Maidstone, Kent. A prolific and precocious variety. Fruits have crisp, juicy flesh with a mild, refreshing flavour.

Family tree

Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.

Greensleeves United Kingdom, 1966
- Seed parent 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
- Pollen parent Golden Delicious United States, 1905
  - Parent Grimes Golden United States, by 1804

Offspring in the atlas

Limelight × Discovery; United Kingdom, about 1985

Where Greensleeves came from. The lines lead to its parents: James Grieve (United Kingdom) and Golden Delicious (United States).

Sources

Greensleeves (accession 1980 - 077), 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 (mid september).