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 ^a

Accession No.
2000 - 011   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Malling Kent (NFT1)

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.