Jamba 69
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Raised in 1954 by Dr E. Loewel, Jork, Hamburg, Germany. Fruits are crisp and juicy with a reasonable flavour.
Family tree
Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.
- Jamba 69 Germany, 1954
- Seed parent Melba Canada, 1898
- Seed parent McIntosh Canada, 1811
- Pollen parent Tetofsky
- Pollen parent James Grieve United Kingdom, by 1892
- Parent Potts' Seedling United Kingdom, about 1849
- Parent Cox's Orange Pippin United Kingdom, about 1825
- Parent Margil France, probably by 1608
- Parent Rosemary Russet United Kingdom, by 1831
- Seed parent Melba Canada, 1898
Sources
- Jamba 69 (accession 1968 - 068), 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 september).
