Malus domestica 'Star of Devon'
OriginBroadclyst Devon before 1905[1]

The 'Star of Devon' apple is a cultivar of medium-sized red dessert apple.[2][3] It is in season from September to April.

It was raised by J Garland at Broadclyst Devon near Exeter around 1905[4] and introduced by George Pyne, the owner of Denver Nurseries in Topsham Devon UK.[2] The apple is still[when?] grown on the Killerton estate near Broadclyst.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Item ~ Devon Apples ~ Informative Apple and Fruit Resource". devon-apples.co.uk. 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b Finch Hannah (17 October 2015). "Western Morning News". p. 13.
  3. ^ National Fruit Collection page
  4. ^ "Exeter Pomona". exeter-apples.org.uk. 2015. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  5. ^ Morris, Steven (2015). "Orchards may vanish by the end of the century, conservationists warn | Environment | The Guardian". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.


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