James Grieve

Eater. Raised by James Grieve from  a seed of Pott’s Seedling. Introduced by Dickson’s Nursery, Edinburgh in c1910, where Grieve was manager.

Heavy cropping, (I get 150 fruits every year), it’s ‘sweet/sharp’ and juicy; not  a keeper, unless you can pick very good specimens. Very reliable and precocious variety, but a relatively short lived tree. We also sell a red form for our occasional poor summers. It is highly praised as a cross in many hybridising programmes (e.g. Katy). I disagree that it’s a cooker as well.

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