Lord Kitchener

Apple

Lord Kitchener

Origin and History

Lord Kitchener was received from M. Sharpe in Vacaville, California in 1933. It is probably a seedling of Peasgood's Nonsuch. The variety was reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York.

Tree

Strong growing habit. Other characteristics not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium-large, roundish, somewhat flat.

Skin: Green-yellow with dull red blush.

Flesh and Flavor: Yellow, juicy, subacid.

Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem: Not described in source.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season and Storage

October to February.

Uses

Good culinary variety.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Fisher, A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)

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Lord Kitchener. Received from M. Sharpe, Vacaville, Calif., 1933. Prob. seedling of Peasgood's Nonsuch. Fruit medium-large, rndish., somewhat flat. Skin green-yellow with dull red blush. Flesh yellow, juicy, subacid. Good culinary. Oct.-Feb. Tree strong growing. Reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York (NyG).

— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)