Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Ashton Bitter
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Raised by Mr G.T. Spinks, Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol in 1947. A seedling raised from a Dabinett/Stoke Red cross. A precocious, midseason flowering variety. Fruits are of medium size and firm. Produces juice with low acidity and medium tannin.
Sources
- Ashton Bitter (accession 1989 - 129), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (late september).
