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Apple varieties, Netherlands

Appel van Paris

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it¹:

Raised in 1935 by Professor Sprenger at Wageningen, The Netherlands. Fruits have a slightly scented flavour.

Family tree

Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.

Appel van Paris Netherlands, 1935
- Seed parent Brabant Bellefleur
- Pollen parent Jonathan United States, by 1826
  - Parent Esopus Spitzenburg United States, before 1790
    - Parent Reinette Franche France, by 1540

Where Appel van Paris came from. The lines lead to its parents: Jonathan (United States).

Sources

Appel van Paris (accession 1955 - 010), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the parentage; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (late october).