Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Charlotte
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Raised in 1975 and selected in 1982 at the Institute of Horticultural Research, East Malling, Maidstone, Kent. Fruits are crisp, tart and sweet. Cooks well, requiring little sugar.
Sources
- Charlotte (accession 2007 - 004), 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).
