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Ben's Red
An old Cornish summer apple similar to Devonshire Quarrenden
Origin: Cornwall UK, 1830
Pollination: Ben's Red is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners
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History and description of Ben's Red
Raised from a Devonshire Quarrenden seedling possibly pollinated by Farleigh Pippin by B Roberts, Trannack, Cornwall, UK c1830. Introduced in 1890's by the nurseryman G Bunyard of Maidstone, Kent. Received RHS Award of Merit 1899. Grown commercially in Kent until the 1920's in place of Worcester Pearmain and sold as 'Quarrenden' apples. Traditionally propagated from cuttings in its native Cornwall.Medium sized, flat-round fruit. Dark maroon flush covering most of the pale greenish yellow skin. Pale cream flesh often tinged pink. Crisp and sweet with a strawberry flavour. Very similar to Devonshire Quarrenden but with better flavour and a slightly later season.
Small, spreading tree. Heavy cropper but with a biennial tendency.
Characteristics of Ben's Red apple trees
| Use | Dessert |
| Colour | Red |
| Flavour | Strawberry |
| Fruit size | Medium |
| Picking time | Early Sep |
| Season of use | Sep |
| Tree vigour | Small |
| Tree habit | Spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | Heavy |
| Pollination date | 6 |
| Pollination group | B |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
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