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Apple varieties, France

Charden

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

Raised in France in 1959. Fruits are fairly crisp and juicy with a sweet flavour.

Family tree

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

Charden France, 1959
- Seed parent Golden Delicious United States, 1905
  - Parent Grimes Golden United States, by 1804
- Pollen parent Reinette Clochard France, mid 1800s

Sources

Charden (accession 1971 - 025), 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 october).