Ashmead’s Kernel

Ashmeads Kernel

Origin: 1700s United Kingdom

Description: Easy to grow flavorful Golden colored apples are prized for fresh eating and cider.

Uses: Fresh Eating, Cider, Drying

Flavor: Sweet – Sharp

Fruit Size: Medium

Flowering period: 4 Late Season

Ploidy: Triploid Self-Sterile

Vigor: Med-High

Ripens: Late Season

Chill Hours:

Keeps: 3+ Months

Scab: Some Resistance

Fireblight:

Cedar Apple Rust: Some Resistance

Photo Courtesy of US Department of Agriculture