Star of Devon explained

Malus domestica 'Star of Devon'
Origin:Broadclyst 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.The apple is still grown on the Killerton estate near Broadclyst.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Item ~ Devon Apples ~ Informative Apple and Fruit Resource . devon-apples.co.uk . 2015 . 31 October 2015.
  2. News: Western Morning News . 17 October 2015 . Finch Hannah . 13.
  3. http://www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/full2.php?id=5985&&fruit=apple National Fruit Collection page
  4. Web site: Exeter Pomona . exeter-apples.org.uk . 2015 . 31 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323125321/http://www.exeter-apples.org.uk/pomona.php . 23 March 2012 .
  5. Web site: Orchards may vanish by the end of the century, conservationists warn | Environment | The Guardian . Steven . Morris . theguardian.com . 2015 . 2 November 2015.

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