Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Rival
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Raised by Charles Ross at Newbury, Berkshire, England. First recorded in 1900. Introduced by Clibrans of Altrincham. Received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1900. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy flesh with a slightly acid
Family tree
Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.
- Rival United Kingdom, by 1900
- Parent Peasgood's Nonsuch United Kingdom, about 1858
- Parent Aport Russia, late 18th century
- Parent Golden Noble United Kingdom, by 1803
- Parent Reinette de Hollande
- Parent Cox's Orange Pippin United Kingdom, about 1825
- Parent Margil France, probably by 1608
- Parent Rosemary Russet United Kingdom, by 1831
- Parent Nonpareil France, by the mid 1500s
- Parent Peasgood's Nonsuch United Kingdom, about 1858
Offspring in the atlas
- Acme × Worcester Pearmain; United Kingdom, 1944
- Flame × Worcester Pearmain; United Kingdom, 1925
- Garnet × Worcester Pearmain; United Kingdom, by 1936
- Guelph × Charles Ross; United Kingdom, by 1912
- Opal (Seabrook) × Worcester Pearmain; United Kingdom, by 1936
- Peacemaker × Houblon; United Kingdom, by 1913
- Pearl × Worcester Pearmain; United Kingdom, 1933
Sources
- Rival (accession 1907 - 006), 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 (late september).
- Using whole-genome SNP data to reconstruct a large multi-generation pedigree in apple germplasm, Hélène Muranty and others, BMC Plant Biology 20:2, 2020. Supports: its parents, Peasgood's Nonsuch and Cox's Orange Pippin, found from SNP data (supplementary table S3); its ploidy, diploid (supplementary table S1).
