Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Arthur W. Barnes
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Raised in 1902 at Eaton Gardens, Chester, by N.F. Barnes, head gardener to the Duke of Westminster. Introduced in 1928 by Clibrans of Altrincham. Cooks well.
Family tree
Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.
- Arthur W. Barnes United Kingdom, 1902
- Seed parent Gascoyne's Scarlet United Kingdom, by 1871
- Parent Cornish Aromatic United Kingdom, by 1813
- Parent Aport Russia, late 18th century
- Pollen parent Cox's Orange Pippin United Kingdom, about 1825
- Parent Margil France, probably by 1608
- Parent Rosemary Russet United Kingdom, by 1831
- Parent Nonpareil France, by the mid 1500s
- Seed parent Gascoyne's Scarlet United Kingdom, by 1871
Sources
- Arthur W. Barnes (accession 1923 - 109), 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 (mid september); the other names.
