Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Taunton Cross
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Raised in 1919 at Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol. Fruits have firm, crisp, somewhat coarse, white flesh with a moderately sweet, slightly acid flavour.
Family tree
Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.
- Taunton Cross United Kingdom, 1919
- Seed parent Wealthy United States, about 1860
- Parent Jonathan United States, by 1826
- Parent Esopus Spitzenburg United States, before 1790
- Parent Duchess of Oldenburg Russia, 1700s or earlier
- Parent Jonathan United States, by 1826
- Seed parent Wealthy United States, about 1860
Sources
- Taunton Cross (accession 1929 - 034), 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 (mid september).
