Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Lucombe's Seedling
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Raised by Lucombe, Pince & Co., Exeter. It was described in 1831. Fruits have firm, white flesh with a subacid and spicy flavour.
Sources
- Lucombe's Seedling (accession 1941 - 001), 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 september); the other names.
