Helios
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Raised at the Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture, Munchenberg-Mark, Germany. Introduced in 1969. Fruits have a rich, sweet flavour.
Family tree
Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.
- Helios Germany, by 1969
- Seed parent Duchess of Oldenburg Russia, 1700s or earlier
Sources
- Helios (accession 1994 - 041), 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).
