Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Saint Everard
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Raised by C. Terry, gardener at Papworth Everard near Cambridge. Introduced in 1910 by Veitch. First recorded in 1900. Received Award of Merit in 1900 and a First Class Certificate in 1909 from the Royal Horticultural Society. Fruits have crisp, yellow flesh with a rich, aromatic flavour.
Family tree
Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.
- Saint Everard United Kingdom, by 1900
- Seed parent Cox's Orange Pippin United Kingdom, about 1825
- Parent Margil France, probably by 1608
- Parent Rosemary Russet United Kingdom, by 1831
- Parent Nonpareil France, by the mid 1500s
- Pollen parent Margil France, probably by 1608
- Seed parent Cox's Orange Pippin United Kingdom, about 1825
Sources
- Saint Everard (accession 1921 - 024), 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); the other names.
