Devonshire Quarrenden

Apple variety: Devonshire Quarrenden (England, 1678)

Notes:
Fruit: size medium, W51 x L32 mm; shape flat, rectangular, convex, sometimes ribbed on the body; skin pale greenish yellow, generally entirely covered with deep brownish red blush, greasy; flesh firm, crisp, white tinged green; flavor sweet, subacid season second-early. Ripens in August. Must be picked at exactly the right time as it ripens in the heat. Tree: medium size, upright-spreading. Produces spurs freely. Attractive, pleasant, distinctive, refreshing vinous flavor. 1992-93 H. Apple. Tsolum River Fruit Trees Catalogue. p. 16

[Source: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1018245 (10 December 2006) ]