Krugers Dickstiel
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
In existence before 1850. From Propagated from an unnamed tree from Mecklenburg to Zeven near Bremen, Germany. Described by Oberdieck 1852, grown in Lower Saxony mainly. Stalk very short and thick.
Sources
- Krugers Dickstiel (accession 1951 - 187), 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 (mid october); the other names.
