Malling Kent

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1949 by H.M. Tydeman at East Malling Research Station, Maidstone, Kent. Fruits have slightly coarse-textured and fairly juicy flesh with a pleasant aromatic flavour.

Synonyms:
Kent

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1964 - 031   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Malling Kent

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
mid october 1

Accession No.
2000 - 011   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Malling Kent (NFT1)

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Ribbing
medium 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Yellow 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
low 1

Firmness
soft 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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