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Peasgood's Nonsuch

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'Peasgood's Nonsuch'
GenusMalus
SpeciesM. domestica
Cultivar'Peasgood's Nonsuch'
OriginRaised by Mrs Peasgood, Lincolnshire, England from seed sown in about 1858[1]

'Peasgood's Nonsuch' is an apple cultivar used both for eating fresh and for cooking.[1] One of the parents is Alexander. Several other apple cultivars( Iedzenu, Reverend W. Wilks, S.T. Wright, Shoesmith, Victory, Alastair Cannon Whithe, John Waterer)[2] are descended from it.[1] Sugar 13.5%, acid 15.5g/litre, vitamin C 21 mg/100g.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Peasgood's Nonsuch", National Fruit Collection, University of Reading and Brogdale Collections, retrieved 7 November 2015
  2. ^ Helene Muranty, Using whole-genom SNP data to recconstruct a large multi-generation..... , 2020
  3. ^ Obst und Garten 10/2020
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  • Beach, S.A.; Booth, N.O.; Taylor, O.M. (1905), "Peasgood Nonsuch", The apples of New York, vol. 2, Albany: J. B. Lyon, p. 162