GRENADIER

Apple

GRENADIER

Origin/History

Origin undiscovered. Recorded about 1860 (Bunyard, 1920). GRENADIER has often been confused with Gold Medal, and the two are still mixed by some cultivators; they can be easily recognised in winter by the large red buds of Gold Medal (Bunyard).

Tree

Growth moderate; fertility excellent (Bunyard). Hardy (Rivers). Well suited to orchard planting (Rivers).

Leaf: Long, strap-shaped, little undulated, boldly crenate, pale green (Bunyard).

Fruit

Size: Large (Bunyard; Rivers).

Form: Round, conical, a little uneven (Bunyard).

Skin: Pale green fading to light yellow; smooth (Bunyard).

Stem: Stout, knobbed at the end, set in a deep narrow cavity (Bunyard).

Cavity: Deep, narrow (Bunyard).

Calyx/Eye: Closed, set in a moderately deep basin which is rather puckered (Bunyard).

Basin: Moderately deep, rather puckered (Bunyard).

Flesh/Flavor: Brisk (Rivers). Cooks to a froth (Bunyard).

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

August to September (Bunyard). August (Rivers).

Uses

Culinary (Bunyard); a fine cooking apple (Rivers). A very valuable cooking apple for August; its free-bearing qualities and large size make it the most popular of market varieties (Bunyard).

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 9 catalogs (1897–1917) from England, Illinois

Kelway & Son , Langport, Somerset , England — 1897
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
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
Thomas Rivers & Son , Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire , England — 1913
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1914
George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1917

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GRENADIER. Culinary, August to September, large, round, conical, a little uneven. Colour, pale green fading to light yellow, smooth. Eye, closed, in a moderately deep basin which is rather puckered. Stem, stout, knobbed at end, in a deep narrow cavity. Growth, moderate; fertility, excellent. Leaf, long, strap shaped, little undulated, boldly crenate, pale green. Origin, undiscovered, recorded about 1860. This variety has often been confused with Gold Medal and they are still mixed by some cultivators. They can be easily recognised in winter by the large red buds of Gold Medal. A very valuable cooking apple for August, its free bearing qualities and large size making it the most popular of market varieties. Cooks to a froth.

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

large, a fine cooking apples hardy brisk Orchard - Aug.

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

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