Star of Devon

*Malus domestica* 'Star of Devon'
Malus domestica 'Star of Devon'
Origin	Broadclyst Devon before 1905

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

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

References

↑ "Item ~ Devon Apples ~ Informative Apple and Fruit Resource". devon-apples.co.uk. 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
1 2 Finch Hannah (17 October 2015). "Western Morning News". p. 13.
↑ National Fruit Collection page
↑ "Exeter Pomona". exeter-apples.org.uk. 2015. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
↑ 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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[1] "Item ~ Devon Apples ~ Informative Apple and Fruit Resource". devon-apples.co.uk. 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.

[WMN-2] 1 2 Finch Hannah (17 October 2015). "Western Morning News". p. 13.

[NFC-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.