Gascoyne's Scarlet

A victorian Kentish variety. Large, handsome red fruit. Produces excellent pink juice.

Origin: Kent UK, 1871

Pollination: Gascoyne's Scarlet is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Gascoyne's Scarlet

Raised by Mr Gascoyne at Bapchild Court, Sittingbourne, Kent. Introduced 1871 by The famous nurseryman G Bunyard, of Maidstone, Kent. Received RHS First Class Certificate 1887. Introduced to Germany in 1883 becoming popular in Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia, where it is still grown. A very attractive apple, primarily a garden and exhibition variety, but still found in old orchards.

A very handsome large apple. Flat-round or round shape very distinctly crowned with well-rounded ribs. Pale greenish white background skin colour very pale greenish white, one-half to almost completely flushed bright deep blood red. Slight indistinct striping. White firm flesh, sometimes tinged pink. Juicy with a pleasant slightly sharp, fruity flavour. Produces excellent pink apple juice.

Very vigorous tree. Good cropper.

Characteristics of Gascoyne's Scarlet apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Red
Flavour	Sharp
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Late Sep
Season of use	Oct-Dec
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Suitable for	Chalky Soils
Special features	Good for Juice
Pollination date	14
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Progeny	Arthur W Barnes Millicent Barnes