The World of Apples

Apple varieties, United Kingdom

Ponsford

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

Originated in Devon. Recorded in 1934. Fruits have soft, tender, creamy white flesh with an acid flavour.

Ponsford
Where Ponsford came from.

Sources

  1. Ponsford (accession 1950 - 003), 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).