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 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 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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