Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Suntan
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Triploid. Raised in 1955 by Dr Alston at East Malling Research Station, Maidstone, Kent. Fruits have slightly coarse-textured, moderately juicy flesh with an aromatic but acid flavour. Rather prone to bitter pit.
Sources
- Suntan (accession 1980 - 084), 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 (early october).
