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Apple varieties, United Kingdom

Flower of the Town

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

Originated in Yorkshire, England. It was first described in 1831. Fruits have firm flesh with a subacid flavour.

Flower of the Town
Where Flower of the Town came from.

Sources

  1. Flower of the Town (accession 1946 - 034), 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 (early september); the other names.