SIR JOHN THORNYCROFT

Apple

Origin and History

Raised by Mr. Collister, gardener to Sir John Thornycroft, at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, and introduced by Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co. in 1913.

Tree

Growth upright and free; fertile. Leaf oval, dark, nearly flat, very finely crenate.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium. Dimensions 2⅝ by 2½. Round flattened.

Skin: Rich yellow with pinkish red flush.

Flesh and Flavor: Crisp and juicy, yellowish. Flavor pleasantly aromatic.

Stem and Cavity: Stem moderately long in a wide shallow russet cavity.

Calyx and Basin: Eye closed in a rather deep, slightly ribbed basin.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October to December.

Uses

Dessert.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

An attractive fruit.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

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SIR JOHN THORNYCROFT. Dessert, October to December, medium, 2⅝ by 2½, round flattened. Colour, rich yellow with pinkish red flush. Flesh, crisp and juicy, yellowish; flavour, pleasantly aromatic. Eye, closed, in a rather deep, slightly ribbed basin. Stem, moderately long in a wide shallow russet cavity. Growth, upright and free; fertile. Leaf, oval, dark, nearly flat, very finely crenate. Origin, raised by Mr. Collister, gardener to Sir John Thornycroft, at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, and introduced by Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., in 1913. An attractive fruit.

Small Ribston: see Margil.

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