d'arcy spice
Description
Found in the garden of The Hall, Tolleshunt d'Arcy, Essex in about 1785, but may have earlier origins. It was introduced by John Harris, a nurseryman of Broomfield, as Baddow Pippin in 1848. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy flesh with a characteristic aromatic flavour.
Found in the garden of The Hall, Tolleshunt d'Arcy, Essex in about 1785, but may have earlier origins. It was introduced by John Harris, a nurseryman of Broomfield, as Baddow Pippin in 1848. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy flesh with a characteristic aromatic flavour.
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Latin name: Malus domestica 'D'Arcy Spice'
Type: dessert Uses: eat fresh, cooking, juice Flavour: Good, sweeter has a unique spice-like flavour Pollination group: 4 |
Flowering time: 9 May (start) 14 May (full) 23 May (over)
Picking time: late october Eating/storing time: 3 months or more Size: medium Rootstock: Year planted: |