Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Saturn
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Raised at East Malling Research Station, Kent by Dr Frank Alston. First selected in 1977. Fruits are crisp and juicy with a pleasant sweet flavour. Scab and mildew resistant.
Sources
- Saturn (accession 1997 - 023), 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 (september).
