The World of Apples

Apple varieties, United Kingdom

Queen Alexandra

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

Originated in England. First exhibited in 1902. Fruits have rather coarse, crisp, yellowish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Sources

  1. Queen Alexandra (accession 1919 - 005), 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).