Spring 2024
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King David
A very dark delicious red apple with good disease resistance.
Origin: USA, 1893
Pollination: Pollination partners
We are now closed for the season. Ordering for winter 2024/25 will be enabled from Wednesday 1st May 2024.
History and description of King David
Found by chance by Ben Frost, Durham, Washington County, Arkansas. Believed to be a Jonathan cross with Winesap or Arkansas Black.Characteristics of King David apple trees
| Use | Dessert |
| Colour | Dark red |
| Flavour | Sweet Sharp |
| Fruit size | Medium |
| Picking time | October |
| Season of use | Oct-Mar |
| Tree vigour | Vigorous |
| Tree habit | |
| Fruit-bearing | |
| Cropping | |
| Pollination date | 11 |
| Pollination group | C |
| Self-fertility | |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
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