The World of Apples

Apple varieties, United Kingdom

Black Dabinett

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

Originated in the UK. Some trees grown in Somerset. Produces a vintage juice and a bittersweet cider.

Sources

  1. Black Dabinett (accession 1989 - 123), 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 (mid november).