Summerland
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Raised in 1926 by K.O. Lapins, at Canada Department of Agriculture, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada. Fruits have juicy, melting flesh. Flavour is poor in U.K. ripened fruits.
Family tree
Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.
- Summerland Canada, 1926
- Seed parent McIntosh Canada, 1811
- Pollen parent Golden Delicious United States, 1905
- Parent Grimes Golden United States, by 1804
Offspring in the atlas
- Summerred Canada, by 1964
Sources
- Summerland (accession 1974 - 251), 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 (late september).
