The World of Apples

Apple varieties, United Kingdom

Captain Broad

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

Originated in Cornwall. Traditionally planted in Devon and Cornwall and well suited to the growing conditions in the Tamar Valley. Fairly resistant to scab. A bittersweet variety.

Captain Broad
Where Captain Broad came from.

Sources

  1. Captain Broad (accession 1992 - 111), 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 september).