An unusual red-fleshed apple from Cornwall or Devon in England. The bark, blossom, and leaves also have a dull-red tint.
USDA identification images for Pendragon
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Visitor reviews
- 25 May 2019 DEVON, United KingdomFound this in Devon, a wonderful sweet and crisp apple with firm texture. Not sure about keeping qualities, we were so impressed we ate them all fairly rapidly.
Tree register
United States
- Alex Wolf in EASTSOUND, WA
- g Joseph Jordan in WEST CHESTER, PA
United Kingdom
- Brookside Farm in ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL
- Janet Coley in Bicester, OXFORDSHIRE
- Jon Hutton in PRUDHOE, NORTHUMBERLAND
- Mark in Chippenham, WILTS
- Mark in Chippenham, WILTS
- Melanie in Nr Leicester, LEICESTERSHIRE
- Nadine Davies in LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Originates from: Cornwall or Devon, in south-west England, United Kingdom
- Introduced: 1980s
- Developed by: James Evans, Cornwall, UK
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Red
- Fruit colour: Red - dark
- Flower colour: Pink - dark
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Leaf colour: Dark purple
- Flesh colour: Pink / Red
- Fruit size: Small
- Leaf colour - autumn: Bronze / Purple
Using
- Picking season: Early
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Flavour quality: Average
- Flavour style (apples): Sweet/Sharp
- Juice style: Sharper
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Food uses: Juice
- Food uses: Dual purpose
- Juice colour: Pale red
- Picking month: August
- Picking period: late August
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 6
- Pollinating others: Poor
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Organic culture: Suitable
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
- Canker: Very resistant
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Very resistant
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Pendragon apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Pendragon apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Pendragon:
United Kingdom
England - north
- Six Nine Orchard, Prudhoe