Maidstone Favourite

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height

48.5 mm

source: NFC

Fruit width

54.0 mm

source: NFC

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Maidstone Favourite is an English dessert apple from Kent with a striking carmine-striped appearance. The crisp, sweet flesh has an aromatic quality, and the variety received an RHS Award of Merit in 1913. It is best enjoyed fresh in August and September.

Flavor & Texture

Best Uses

Lineage

Origin & History

Origin type

deliberate cross

Known by

≥ 1913

References

UK National Fruit Collection

3742

Wikidata

Q41779139