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Apple varieties, United Kingdom

Jester

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

Raised in 1966 by Dr F.H. Alston, East Malling Research Station, Kent. Introduced in 1981. Fruits are crisp and juicy with good texture and flavour.

Family tree

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

Jester United Kingdom, 1966
- Seed parent Worcester Pearmain United Kingdom, by 1873
  - Seed parent Devonshire Quarrenden United Kingdom, by 1678
- Pollen parent Starkspur Golden Delicious United States
  - Sport of Golden Delicious United States, 1905
    - Parent Grimes Golden United States, by 1804

Where Jester came from. The lines lead to its parents: Worcester Pearmain (United Kingdom) and Starkspur Golden Delicious (United States).

Sources

Jester (accession 1981 - 058), 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).