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Apple varieties, France

Pomme de Fer

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

Originated in France. Described in 1948.

Sources

Pomme de Fer (accession 1950 - 172), 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 october).