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Duke of Devonshire
A late russet apple with an intense sweet-sharp flavour.
Origin: Cumbria UK, 1835
Pollination: Duke of Devonshire is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners
British-grown 
All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification.
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History and description of Duke of Devonshire
Raised by Wilson, head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire at Holker Hall, Cumbria in 1835. Introduced c1875. Popular in Edwardian times and still a valued garden apple.Medium-sized fruit. Flat-round to short-round-conical shape. Dull green skin becoming pale golden yellow, covered with russet patches, with sometimes a slight brownish yellow flush. Creamy white flesh, tinged green. Firm and fine-textured with an intense fruit-drop flavour, and a rich nutty finish.
A spreading tree of moderate vigour. Light cropper. Prone to mildew.
Characteristics of Duke of Devonshire apple trees
| Use | Dessert |
| Colour | Russet |
| Flavour | Sweet-sharp |
| Fruit size | Medium |
| Picking time | Early/Mid Oct |
| Season of use | Dec-Mar |
| Tree vigour | Moderate |
| Tree habit | Spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | Light |
| Disease resistance | Mildew - Susceptible Scab - Very resistant |
| Suitable for | Northern Britain Wet Regions |
| Pollination date | 11 |
| Pollination group | C |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
| Progeny | Polly Prosser |
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