Yorkshire Greening
AppleYorkshire Greening
Origin/History
An English culinary apple. Also known in historical usage as Coate's and Yorkshire Goose Sauce (Downing).
Tree
Very vigorous and productive (Downing). Not described in source (Elliott).
Fruit
Size: Large (both sources agree).
Form: Oblate, slightly ribbed (Downing); roundish flattened (Elliott).
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Greenish with shades and stripes of dull red, with specks and traces of russet (Downing); dull dark green, striped with dull red (Elliott). Both sources agree on the base green color and dull red striping; Downing additionally notes russet specks and traces.
Flesh/Flavor: Greenish white, firm, crisp, brisk subacid; quality rated Good (Downing). Greenish white, acid (Elliott). Both sources agree on greenish white flesh; Downing characterizes the flavor as brisk subacid where Elliott describes it simply as acid.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October–November (Downing); Winter (Elliott). The two characterizations are consistent.
Uses
Culinary (Downing).
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1911) from England
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Yorkshire Greening.
Coate's. Yorkshire Goose Sauce.
An English culinary Apple. Tree very vigorous and productive.
Fruit large, oblate, slightly ribbed, greenish, with shades and stripes of dull red, specks and traces of russet. Flesh greenish white, firm, crisp, brisk subacid. Good. October, November.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)YORKSHIRE GREENING.
Foreign. Large, roundish flattened, dull dark green, striped with dull red ; flesh, greenish white, acid. Winter.