- Ashmead's Kernel (apple)
Ashmead's Kernel is a
diploid cultivar ofapple .Origin
Ashmead's Kernel is reported as having been raised by Dr Ashmead in
Gloucester , England in the 1700's.Description
This desert apple is of medium size, between 65:70mm diameter and has a flat round shape. The base colour of the apple is greenish yellow, yet has a dull russet colour all over; sometimes there are brownish red stripes.Ashmead's Kernel makes a good apple juice because of its sweet sharp flavour.
Culture
Produces an upright spreading tree, that generally crops well, though on exposed sites it can be irregular.It is a cultivar that is susceptible to
bitter pit .The fruit is generally picked in October for use between December and February.References
*Smith, M. W. G., "National Apple Register of the United Kingdom"
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