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Thoday's Quarrenden apple

A mid/late season English dessert apple, raised in Cambridge in the mid 20th century, but thought to be related to the early-season Devonshire Quarrenden.

USDA identification images for Thoday's Quarrenden

The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.

    Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.

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    United Kingdom

    Origins

    • Species: Malus domestica - Apple
    • Parentage: Probably Devonshire Quarrenden
    • Originates from: Willingham, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
    • Introduced: 1949
    • Developed by: R.E. Thoday, Reedground Farm, Willingham
    • UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1962-002

    Identification

    • Country of origin: United Kingdom
    • Fruit colour: Red / Green

    Using

    • Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
    • Flavour quality: Good
    • Flavour style (apples): Sharper
    • Food uses: Eating fresh

    Growing

    • Flowering group: 3
    • Vigour: Weak growing
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

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