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Devonshire Quarrenden apple trees

Devonshire Quarrenden
Devonshire Quarrenden is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Very early
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 2
A very old English summer apple, with a vinous strawberry flavour, grown throughout the UK.
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Devonshire Quarrenden apple trees for sale

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History

There are records of Devonshire Quarrenden going back to the late 17th century - the Victorian pomologist Robert Hogg mentions a reference to it in the "Compleat Planter and Cyderist" of 1690. However its origins are unknown, although it may have come from France earlier in the 17th century.

Devonshire Quarrenden characteristics

Growing

  • Gardening skillAverage
  • Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
  • Flowering group2
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • PloidyDiploid
  • Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
  • Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates
  • WildlifeRHS Plants for Pollinators

Using

  • Picking seasonVery early
  • CroppingGood
  • Keeping (of fruit)1-3 days
  • Food usesEating freshJuice
  • Flavour style (apples)Sweeter

Problems

  • Disease resistanceGood
  • ScabVery resistant

Identification

  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin1650 - 1699
  • Blossom colourWhite
  • Fruit colourRed / Green