ROYAL JUBILEE
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
ROYAL JUBILEE
Origin and History Raised by Mr. John Graham of Hounslow and introduced by Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, in 1893. Valued for its late flowering and regular cropping habits.
Tree Growth very dwarf; extremely fertile. Leaf medium, tapering to petiole, little down-folded, coarsely crenate.
Fruit
Size and Form Medium; dimensions 2½ by 2¼ inches; oval, conical, very slightly ribbed.
Skin Pale lemon yellow, occasionally with the faintest orange flush.
Stem and Cavity Stem short and stout, set in a rather wide cavity with slight russet coloring.
Calyx and Basin Eye closed, situated in a narrow basin that is much ribbed.
Flesh and Flavor Firm, yellow, sub-acid; cooks well.
Core and Seeds Not described in source.
Season and Uses Culinary variety; season October to December.
Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.
Other Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 6 catalogs (1901–1917) from England, Illinois
- 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
View original book sources (1)
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)ROYAL JUBILEE. Culinary, October to December, medium, 2½ by 2¼, oval, conical, very slightly ribbed. Colour, pale lemon yellow occasionally with the faintest orange flush. Flesh, firm, yellow, sub-acid : cooks well. Eye, closed, in a narrow much ribbed basin. Stem, short and stout, in a rather wide, slightly russet cavity. Growth, very dwarf ; extremely fertile. Leaf, medium, tapering to petiole, little down-folded, coarsely crenate. Origin, raised by Mr. John Graham, of Hounslow, was introduced by Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, in 1893. Valuable for its late flowering and regular cropping habits.