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Star of Devon

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Short description: Apple cultivar
Malus domestica 'Star of Devon'
OriginBroadclyst Devon before 1905[1]

The 'Star of Devon' apple is a cultivar of medium-sized red dessert apple.[2][3] It is in season from September to April.

It was raised by J Garland at Broadclyst Devon near Exeter around 1905[4] and introduced by George Pyne, the owner of Denver Nurseries in Topsham Devon UK.[2] The apple is still[when?] grown on the Killerton estate near Broadclyst.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Item ~ Devon Apples ~ Informative Apple and Fruit Resource". devon-apples.co.uk. 2015. http://devon-apples.co.uk/directory/143/star-of-devon/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Finch Hannah (17 October 2015). "Western Morning News". pp. 13. 
  3. ↑ National Fruit Collection page
  4. ↑ "Exeter Pomona". exeter-apples.org.uk. 2015. http://www.exeter-apples.org.uk/pomona.php. 
  5. ↑ Morris, Steven (2015). "Orchards may vanish by the end of the century, conservationists warn | Environment | The Guardian". theguardian.com. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/apr/24/traditional-orchards-biodiversity. 




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