Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Peacemaker
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Raised at Welford Park, Newbury, England by Charles Ross. First recorded in 1913. Received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1913. Fruits have fine, rather soft, creamy white flesh with a sweet flavour.
Family tree
Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.
- Peacemaker United Kingdom, by 1913
- Seed parent Houblon United Kingdom, by 1901
- Seed parent Peasgood's Nonsuch United Kingdom, about 1858
- Parent Aport Russia, late 18th century
- Parent Golden Noble United Kingdom, by 1803
- Pollen parent Cox's Orange Pippin United Kingdom, about 1825
- Parent Margil France, probably by 1608
- Parent Rosemary Russet United Kingdom, by 1831
- Seed parent Peasgood's Nonsuch United Kingdom, about 1858
- Pollen parent Rival United Kingdom, by 1900
- Parent Peasgood's Nonsuch United Kingdom, about 1858
- Parent Aport Russia, late 18th century
- Parent Golden Noble United Kingdom, by 1803
- Parent Cox's Orange Pippin United Kingdom, about 1825
- Parent Margil France, probably by 1608
- Parent Rosemary Russet United Kingdom, by 1831
- Parent Peasgood's Nonsuch United Kingdom, about 1858
- Seed parent Houblon United Kingdom, by 1901
Sources
- Peacemaker (accession 1945 - 074), 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; the picking time at Brogdale (early september).
