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Maid of Kent
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1970 - 085
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1970 from Mr Jenner, Sheephurst Farm, Marden, Kent. Fruits have fine, white, juicy flesh.
- Accession name
- Maid of Kent
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
12th MayFull (80%) flowering
19th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 1
- Height
- 64.48 mm 1
- Width
- 79.13 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish green 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium-high 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Greasiness
- Medium 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Juiciness
- juicy 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019