Coronation

Apple

Coronation

Origin / History

Raised by Mr. Prinsep, gardener at Buxted Park, Sussex; introduced by Mr. Pyne, of Topsham (Bunyard, citing Gard. Chron., 1905, p. 28). Bunyard: "Not of great merit." Veitch records "A.M." for it. Rivers's catalogue entry, fragmentary, reads "indeed to commemorate in Gold's Coronation. 1901".

Tree

Growth upright, vigorous and fertile (Bunyard). Tree of compact habit and a good grower (Veitch). Leaf long oval, pale green, very regularly curved serrate, upfolded, falls early (Bunyard).

Fruit

Size: Medium, 3½ by 2½ (Bunyard).

Form: Round, flattened at top and bottom, slightly conical, very regular (Bunyard). Much resembling Cox's Orange Pippin but flatter in shape (Veitch).

Stem: Very long.

Cavity: In an even russet, rather wide.

Calyx: Eye closed or a little open.

Basin: Shallow, plaited.

Skin: Yellow, dusted with dark red and thick blotchy stripes (Bunyard). Skin colored on the sunny side (Veitch).

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh fairly firm, yellowish. Flavor fair; "pleasantly flavoured in its earlier season but this soon goes off leaving it mealy and tasteless" (Bunyard). Veitch calls the flavor excellent.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October to December (Bunyard, Veitch). Rivers gives January to April.

Uses

Culinary or dessert (Bunyard).

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Rivers's entry carries the code "TT S" before "Jan.-April".

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1911) from England

James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911

View original book sources (3)

CORONATION. Gard. Chron., 1905, p. 28. Culinary or dessert, October to December, 3½ by 2½, medium, round, flattened at top and bottom, slightly conical, very regular. Colour, yellow, dusted with dark red and thick blotchy stripes. Flesh, fairly firm, yellowish, fair flavour. Eye, closed or a little open in a shallow plaited basin. Stem, very long in an even russet rather wide cavity. Growth, upright, vigorous and fertile. Leaf, long oval, pale green, very regularly curved serrate, upfolded, falls early. Origin, raised by Mr. Prinsep, gardener at Buxted Park, Sussex. Introduced by Mr. Pyne, of Topsham. Not of great merit, but pleasantly flavoured in its earlier season but this soon goes off leaving it mealy and tasteless.

— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

a variety much resembling Cox's Orange Pippin but flatter in shape, skin-coloured on the sunny side, flavour excellent, tree of compact habit and a good grower. A.M. ... Oct. to Dec.

— James Veitch & Sons, Veitch's Fruit Trees (1911) (1911)

indeed to commemorate in Gold's Coronation. 1901; TT S Jan.-April

— Thomas Rivers & Son, Thomas Rivers Catalogue of Fruits (1914) (1914)