GOLDEN SPIRE
AppleGOLDEN SPIRE
Origin/History Origin uncertain; probably from Lancashire, where it was much grown in 1850. Referenced in Fl. and Pom., 1884.
Tree Growth upright; remarkably fertile with regular cropping. Neat habit makes it highly recommendable for small gardens. Leaves rather small, narrow, dark green, nearly flat, held upright, broadly serrate.
Fruit
Size & Form Medium; 2½ by 3¼ inches. Oblong-rounded, irregular.
Skin Even golden-yellow, very occasionally flushed.
Stem & Cavity Stem short, rather slender. Cavity small, russeted.
Calyx & Basin Eye open in a fairly deep, much ribbed basin.
Flesh & Flavor Pale yellow, juicy, soft, slightly flavoured.
Core & Seeds Not described in source.
Season September–December.
Uses Culinary.
Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 6 catalogs (1900–1917) from England
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
- Thomas Rivers & Son , Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire , England — 1913
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1914
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1917
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— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)GOLDEN SPIRE. Fl. and Pom., 1884, 185. Culinary, September-December, medium, 2½ by 3¼, oblong-rounded, irregular. Colour, of an even golden-yellow, very occasionally flushed. Flesh, pale yellow, juicy, soft, slightly flavoured. Eye, open in a fairly deep much ribbed basin. Stem, short, rather slender in a small russeted cavity. Growth, upright; remarkably fertile. Leaf, rather small, narrow, dark green, nearly flat, held up, broadly serrate. Origin, uncertain; probably from Lancashire, where it was much grown in 1850. Its regular cropping and neat habit make it a fruit highly recommendable for small gardens.