Brown Kenting
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.
Accession name
Brown Kenting
Flowering time
12th May 10% flowering
17th May Full (80%) flowering
25th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat 1
Height
52.98 mm 1
Width
67.47 mm 1
Ribbing
strong 1
Crown
medium-strong 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1
Over Colour
Pink 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register