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Annie Elizabeth
type: Culinary, Juice
synonyms: Carter’s Seedling, Sloto, Sussex Pippin, The George. Not to be confused with Golden Reinette which is known by the synonym Elizabeth.
identification: Large, round, flattened and somewhat irregular in shape, sometimes prominently ribbed. The skin is smooth, with a base color of green/yellow with an orange blush and ir regular red stripes, sometimes flecks. Can be more yellowish with brighter red markings when grown in warmer climates where it has a chance to fully mature.The calyx is small and closed, set in a deep and funnel shaped basin which is surrounded by an irregular and faint five-knobbed crown. The stem is very short and somewhat stout, set in a deep and narrow cavity which is often irregularly shaped. Tends to be tough-skinned with a greasy feel.
characteristics: The flesh is creamy white, coarse-grained and dense. Somewhat dry and quite sharp. When cut open, there is a strong, sweet aroma.
uses: This is an old-style, late-season cooking apple. An excellent stewing and cooking apple that holds its shape and becomes quite sweet. Also used for juicing.
origins: A chance seedling of Blenheim Orange , the apple was developed by Samuel Greatorex in Leicestershire (U.K.) in 1855 and subsequently grown commercially by Harrison & Son Nursery in Leicester. The name is supposedly derived from the name of Thomas Harrison's two daughters while another story suggests that it was named after the originator's baby daughter following her tragic death at age 13 months in 1866.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, upright compact tree, pyramid shaped.
progeny: Belvoir Seedling
cold storage: Keeps up to six months.
harvest: Ready for harvest in the middle of the fifth period.
pollination group: E
pollination peak: 19
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 24
harvest period: 5
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