GOLD MEDAL
AppleGOLD MEDAL
Origin / History
GOLD MEDAL was raised by Mr. Troughton, a nurseryman, at Preston, and introduced about 1882. It was originally called Ryland Surprise. E.A. Bunyard recorded it in A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920) as now little grown, Grenadier having replaced it. GOLD MEDAL is often confused with Grenadier, the two having been mixed when introduced.
Tree
Growth sturdy and compact, making twiggy shoots, which become tortuous when the tree ages. Fertile. Leaf round, rather large, slightly upfolded, undulated, serrate.
Fruit
Size: Large, 4¼ by 3¼.
Form: Flat conical.
Stem: Very short.
Cavity: Very wide and deep.
Calyx: Eye closed, segments reflexed, set in a shallow and ribbed basin.
Basin: Shallow and ribbed.
Skin: Colour yellowish-green.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh soft, white, slightly acid.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Culinary, end August to September.
Uses
Culinary.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1900) from England
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900 — listed as Gold Medal (The Guild) or Crystal Palace
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (1)
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)GOLD MEDAL. (Ryland Surprise.) Culinary, end August to September, large, 4¼ by 3¼, flat conical. Colour, yellowish-green. Flesh soft, white, slightly acid. Eye, closed, segments reflexed, in a shallow and ribbed basin. Stem, very short in a very wide and deep cavity. Growth, sturdy and compact, making twiggy shoots, which become tortuous when tree ages; fertile. Leaf, round, rather large, slightly upfolded, undulated, serrate. Origin, raised by Mr. Troughton, a nurseryman, at Preston, and introduced about 1882. Originally called Ryland Surprise. Now little grown, Grenadier having replaced it. It is often confused with this apple owing to their having been mixed when introduced; see under Grenadier.