22. Hunt’s Duke of Gloucester - Apple
Pollination: Self sterile - Group B
Rootstock: MM106 for a moderately large tree. (3 - 4 m)
Said to have been grown from a seed of the old Nonpareil which is now lost
Raised by Dr Fry at Gloucester. It was introduced in 1820 by Thomas Hunt of Stratford-on-Avon.
Malus domestica ‘Hunts Duke of Gloucester’
The fruits are small, golden and heavily russetted.
The flesh is firm and crisp with a slightly subacid and nutty flavour. Very juicy.
It is also good when used as a cider apple.
Stores well.
‘An excellent little apple’