Queen
Apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by W. Bull, a farmer at Billericay, Essex, England from seed sown in 1858. Introduced in 1880 by Saltmarsh of Chelmsford, Essex as 'The Claimant'. Received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1880. Fruits have white, rather soft, fine-textured, juicy flesh with a distinctly acid flavour.
Synonyms:
Die Konigin, Drottningen, Engelskt Drottningapple, Konigin, Koniginapfel, Koroleva, Kralovnino, La Reine, Saltmarsh's Queen, The Claimant, The Queen
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Mother to:
Bushey Grove
Accession name
Queen
