Wilhelm Ley
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
A more highly coloured sport of Belle de Boskoop. Originated in Wilhelm Ley, Germany. Fruits have firm, coarse-textured flesh with a pleasant aromatic flavour. Cooks well.
Family tree
Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.
- Wilhelm Ley Germany
- Sport of Belle de Boskoop Netherlands, 1856
- Parent Kasseler Renette
- Sport of Belle de Boskoop Netherlands, 1856
Sources
- Wilhelm Ley (accession 1981 - 095), 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 (early october).
