Apple varieties, United Kingdom
King Russet
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
A russetted form of King of the Pippins. It was discovered in the late 1950s at Rookery Farm, Bordon, Hampshire, England. Fruits have dry, quite sharp flesh with a distinct russet flavour.
Family tree
Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.
- King Russet United Kingdom, late 1950s
- Sport of Reine des Reinettes United Kingdom, by 1800
- Parent Reinette de Hollande
- Sport of Reine des Reinettes United Kingdom, by 1800
Sources
- King Russet (accession 1960 - 014), 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).
