9. Lake's Kernel - Dessert Apple
Description
The apples are medium size usually wider than they are tall, but generally round and regular in shape.
The skin is green with a red flush in broken stripes.
A thin khaki russet may spread from base to create a spiky netting on cheek (top right). These lenticels are small and inconspicuous except on flush where they are palely russetted.
The flesh is firm, fine, pale and cream coloured with a ‘sub-acid’ flavour.
Season : Flowering mid season, fruits ripening late Sept/Oct
Pollination: Self Sterile, Group B
Rootstock: our tree is grown on MM106 rootstock
Malus var. ‘Lake’s Kernel’ fruit by C.Martell, 2007
A little known dessert apple, first shown in 1905 and brought to Ashleworth, Glos. by a Mr Lake.
It is also known as Ashleworth, Prince’s Pippin, or Princess Pippin.
The Mr Lake in question is thought to have been Bill Lake who was a local blacksmith. The apple trees and Mr. Lakes’ descendants are still known to be in the neighbourhood of Ashleworth to-day (2000).
Leslie Dallman, who was born locally, got graftwood for this variety from the Old Cottage at Hasfield just after 1970.
Main source: Native Apples of Gloucestershire by Charles Martell
Malus domestica 'Lake's Kernel'