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Apple varieties, Netherlands

Present van Engeland

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

Originated in The Netherlands. It was recorded in 1864. Fruits have somewhat soft, creamy white flesh with an acid flavour.

Sources

Present van Engeland (accession 1949 - 176), 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 october); the other names.