Summerred
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Raised by K.O. Lapins at Canada Department of Agriculture, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada. Named and introduced in 1964. Fruits have rather soft, very juicy and refreshing flesh with a mild vinous flavour.
Family tree
Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.
- Summerred Canada, by 1964
- Seed parent Summerland Canada, 1926
- Seed parent McIntosh Canada, 1811
- Pollen parent Golden Delicious United States, 1905
- Parent Grimes Golden United States, by 1804
- Seed parent Summerland Canada, 1926
Sources
- Summerred (accession 1965 - 003), 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 august).
