Brown Kenting

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

An apple of UK origin. Recorded in 1831. Fruits have sweet, firm flesh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
46-56 mm ^b

Fruit Width
56-63 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye, prominent ribs on body ^b

Ground Colour
greenish yellow ^b

Russet Type
nearly covered with russet ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Flesh Texture
crisp, tender ^b

Flavour
sweet, aromatic ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 025   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Brown Kenting

Flowering time
12th May 10% flowering
17th May Full (80%) flowering
25th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat ^a

Height
52.98 mm ^a

Width
67.47 mm ^a

Ribbing
strong ^a

Crown
medium-strong ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
Pink ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register