Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Worcester Woodsil
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Originated in the UK. Thought to have been raised in the late 19th century. Received at Brogdale in 1992. Fruits are crisp and juicy with a good flavour.
Sources
- Worcester Woodsil (accession 1992 - 015), 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 (late september).
- Using whole-genome SNP data to reconstruct a large multi-generation pedigree in apple germplasm, Hélène Muranty and others, BMC Plant Biology 20:2, 2020. Supports: its ploidy, diploid (supplementary table S1).
