Ashmead’s Kernel is a traditional English Russet and one of the best late dessert apples. Its pale green fruit with a strong sweet sharp, acid drop flavour and a juicy white flesh. The confectionary known as “Pear drop” sweets is the essence of the flavour. Good for juicing (Gloucestershire 17th century).

Flowering Group: 4 (requires a pollinator) Our suggestions are Breadfruit, Cornish Queen, Manaccan Primrose, Cornish Aromatic, Cornish Gillyflower, Herefordshire Russet. Bramley 20, Discovery, Jumbo and Scrumptious

Root stock: MM106

Grown as: Bare root

Hardiness: Frost hardy to over minus 20

Type: Dessert

Size: 1 year maiden