NELSON'S GLORY
AppleNELSON'S GLORY
Origin and History
Originally known as the Stoke Lump Lemon, this apple was introduced by Messrs. Maule of Bristol under the name Nelson's Glory. It is grown in the Northern Counties of England.
Tree Characteristics
Growth moderate; very regularly fertile. Leaf oval, very finely serrate.
Fruit
Use: Culinary.
Size and Form: Medium to rather large, 3 by 2½ inches, irregular.
Skin: Greenish-yellow with many dark spots.
Stem: Thick and fleshy, in a rather shallow russeted cavity.
Eye: Half open in a wide shallow basin.
Flesh and Flavor: Loose texture, yellowish-white color, acid.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November to February.
Other
This apple is often confused with Warner's King, but is quite distinct from that variety.
Source: E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)
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— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)NELSON'S GLORY. Culinary, November to February, medium to rather large, 3 by 2½, irregular. Colour, greenish-yellow with many dark spots. Flesh, loose, yellowish-white, acid. Eye, half open in a wide shallow basin. Stem, thick and fleshy in a rather shallow russeted cavity. Growth, moderate ; very regularly fertile. Leaf, oval, very finely serrate. Origin. I am informed that this was originally known as Stoke Lump Lemon and was introduced by Messrs. Maule, of Bristol, as Nelson's Glory. This apple is often confused with Warner's King, but it is quite distinct from this variety. Grown in the Northern Counties of England.