The World of Apples

Apple varieties, United Kingdom

Severn Bank

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

Originated in the UK. Grown in the valley of the Severn. Described in 1884. Fruits have tender, acid flesh.

Sources

  1. Severn Bank (accession 1974 - 033), 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 (late august).