{"id":241,"date":"2009-09-27T12:55:12","date_gmt":"2009-09-27T11:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldvarieties.com\/contents1a\/?p=241"},"modified":"2009-09-27T12:55:38","modified_gmt":"2009-09-27T11:55:38","slug":"apple-charles-ross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldvarieties.com\/contents1a\/2009\/09\/apple-charles-ross\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple &#8211; Charles Ross"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Apple Charles Ross was raised by it&#8217;s namesake, a gardener at <a title=\"Find out more about Welford Park\" href=\"http:\/\/www.welfordpark.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Welford Park Gardens<\/a>, Newbury, Berkshire.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_242\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldvarieties.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Charles_ross588.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-242\" title=\"Charles_ross588\" src=\"http:\/\/oldvarieties.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Charles_ross588-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Charles Ross\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charles Ross<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>First exhibited in 1890 as Thomas Andrew Knight ( Then President of the Royal Horticultural Society) but renamed Charles Ross at the request of his employer, Captain Carstairs in 1899.<\/p>\n<p>The apple won the RHS Award of merit and a first class certificate in 1899.<\/p>\n<p>Fruits are rather course in texture, juicy and sweet with a moderate flavour.\u00a0 The skin bears an orange \/ red flush.<\/p>\n<p>Easy to grow and scab resistant, this apple bakes well and is a valued garden apple.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Uses:<\/strong> Dual purpose (mainly desert)<br \/>\n <strong>Parents:<\/strong> Female &#8211; Peasgood Nonsuch x Male &#8211; Cox&#8217;s Orange Pippin<br \/>\n <strong>Flowers:<\/strong> Mid May<br \/>\n <strong>Picking:<\/strong> Mid September<br \/>\n <strong>Natural Storage:<\/strong> October to December.<\/p>\n<p>The Apple Charles Ross can be found growing in the orchards of <a title=\"Acorn Bank House, Temple Sowerby website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/main\/w-acornbankgardenandwatermill\" target=\"_blank\">Acorn Bank House<\/a>, Temple Sowerby, Cumbria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Apple Charles Ross was raised by it&#8217;s namesake, a gardener at Welford Park Gardens, Newbury, Berkshire. First exhibited in 1890 as Thomas Andrew Knight ( Then President of the Royal Horticultural Society) but renamed Charles Ross at the request of his employer, Captain Carstairs in 1899. 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