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Apple varieties, Germany

Ingol

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

Raised in 1954 at Jork Fruit Research Station, Hamburg, Germany. Fruits have soft but juicy flesh with a good rich flavour.

Family tree

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

Ingol Germany, 1954
- Seed parent Ingrid Marie Denmark, about 1910
  - Parent Cox's Orange Pippin United Kingdom, about 1825
    - Parent Margil France, probably by 1608
    - Parent Rosemary Russet United Kingdom, by 1831
  - Parent Cox's Pomona United Kingdom, about 1825
    - Seed parent Ribston Pippin United Kingdom, about 1707
- Pollen parent Golden Delicious United States, 1905
  - Parent Grimes Golden United States, by 1804

Where Ingol came from. The lines lead to its parents: Ingrid Marie (Denmark) and Golden Delicious (United States).

Sources

Ingol (accession 1974 - 035), 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 (early october).