Apple varieties, United Kingdom
King Charles Pearmain
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Originally received by Hogg in 1876 from nurseryman John Smith of Worcester. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a sweet and rich flavour.
Sources
- King Charles Pearmain (accession 1946 - 095), 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 october); the other names.
