Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Norfolk Royal Russet
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
A russetted sport of Norfolk Royal. Discovered by Royal Airforce chaplain Rev. C.E. Wright in his garden at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk. Fruits have crisp, firm flesh with a rich, sweet flavour.
Sources
- Norfolk Royal Russet (accession 1973 - 048), 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 (early september).
