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Apple varieties, United Kingdom

Millicent Barnes Sport

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it¹:

Discovered 1954. From Surrey, Wisley, England. Discovered in National Fruit Trials, Wisley. As Millicent Barnes but deeper and more extensive colour.

Family tree

Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.

Millicent Barnes Sport United Kingdom, 1954
- Sport of Millicent Barnes United Kingdom, about 1903
  - Seed parent Gascoyne's Scarlet United Kingdom, by 1871
    - Parent Cornish Aromatic United Kingdom, by 1813
    - Parent Aport Russia, late 18th century
  - Pollen parent Cox's Orange Pippin United Kingdom, about 1825
    - Parent Margil France, probably by 1608
    - Parent Rosemary Russet United Kingdom, by 1831

Where Millicent Barnes Sport came from. The lines lead to its parents: Millicent Barnes (United Kingdom).

Sources

Millicent Barnes Sport (accession 1999 - 082), 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.