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Apple varieties, United Kingdom

Duchess of Bedford

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

Raised by Laxton Bros. Ltd., at Bedford. First exhibited in 1918. Fruits have rather soft flesh with a subacid flavour.

Family tree

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

Duchess of Bedford United Kingdom, by 1918
- Seed parent Cellini United Kingdom, by about 1828
  - Seed parent Hubbardston Nonsuch United States, by 1832
- Pollen parent Beauty of Bath United Kingdom, about 1864
  - Parent Margaret United Kingdom, by 1665

Where Duchess of Bedford came from. The lines lead to its parents: Cellini (United Kingdom) and Beauty of Bath (United Kingdom).

Sources

Duchess of Bedford (accession 1941 - 009), 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 august).