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Duke of Devonshire
type: Dessert
synonyms: Allspice, Holker, Devonshire Duke, Holker Pippin
summary: A highly regarded russeted dessert apple. Popular in Britain during Edwardian times and still today a valued garden apple.
identification: Medium size.Round tending to conic. Green base colour becomes golden with ripeness. Sometimes a pale brownish blush on the sun exposed side. Russet patches.
characteristics: Cream-coloured flesh. Fine-grained, firm and crisp when first harvested, becoming tender and rich in storage. Sweet-sharp, nutty, fruit-drop flavour develops after harvest.
origins: Raised by Wilson, head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire at Holker Hall, Cumbria (U.K.) in 1830s. Described by British pomologist Robert Hogg in the 1860 version of his "The Fruit Manual." May be related to the Ashmead's Kernel.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, spreading spur-bearer.
progeny: Polly Prosser
cold storage: Keeps five months in cold storage.
vulnerabilities: Somewhat susceptible to mildew. Very resistant to scab.
harvest: Ready for harvest during the first half of the fifth period. Fruit drops at maturity.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 11
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 20
harvest period: 5
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