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Apple varieties, Belgium

Essching

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

A Belgium variety, local to West Flanders. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948. Fruits have crisp flesh, with an acid flavour.

Where Essching came from.

Sources

Essching (accession 1948 - 603), 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 october).