Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Major
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Originated in South Devon. Once a commonly grown variety in some of the old farm orchards of Devon and Somerset. Trees are quite vigorous. Fruits are of medium size. Produces a good bittersweet cider.
Sources
- Major (accession 1989 - 125), 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.
