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Gloster 69
An attractive large, red flushed apple. Crisp, sweet with a good flavour.
Origin: Germany, 1951
Pollination: Gloster 69 is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners
British-grown 
All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification.
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History and description of Gloster 69
Raised 1951 in Germany at the Jork Fruit Research Station near Hamburg from a Weisser Winterglockenapfel X Richared Delicious. Introduced 1967. Widely grown over Northern Europe and also North Italy, but being displaced to some extent by Elstar. Used as a dual purpose apple on the continent.Very attractive, medium/large sized fruit. Oblong-conical shape, sometimes waisted. Distinctly ribbed. Pale greenish yellow background skin colour. Flushed almost overall with deep dull red. Creamy white flesh tinged green near the core and stalk. Juicy and sweet, fine textured with good flavour. Prone to develop mouldy core if stored.
A vigorous tree. Crops well.
Characteristics of Gloster 69 apple trees
| Use | Dessert |
| Colour | Red |
| Flavour | Sweet |
| Fruit size | Medium |
| Picking time | Mid Oct |
| Season of use | Nov-Feb |
| Tree vigour | Vigorous |
| Tree habit | Upright-spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | Heavy |
| Pollination date | 17 |
| Pollination group | E |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
| Parentage | Glockenapfel Red Delicious |
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