Fenton's special

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Fenton's Special is a variety of common rhubarb , presumably identical to Reeds Early Superb .

Fenton's Special is an early to mid-late variety of rhubarb suitable for forcing, as used in West Yorkshire for Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb . Outside of the "Rhubarb Triangle" in Yorkshire, the variety is little known.

Fenton's Special is said to have been grown for the first time south of Leeds by the Fenton family in the 1930s . It is not known whether it was a random seedling or a targeted breeding. This type of rhubarb has been grown commercially since 1952. In 1954, the variety was recognized as highly recommended ( Highly Commended ) in a trial cultivation of the Royal Horticultural Society .

Fenton's Special has ruby ​​red leaf stalks with a green tinge at the top and white-green flesh. The dark green leaves have a heart-shaped, pointed shape.

literature

  • Christopher Stocks: Forgotten Fruits. The stories behind Britain's traditional fruit and vegetables. Windmill, London 2009, ISBN 978-0-09-951474-9 , p. 198 with further references.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.yorkshirerhubarb.co.uk/ruhbarb_Varities.htm, accessed May 9, 2014
  2. ↑ a b c Christopher Stocks: Forgotten Fruits. The stories behind Britain's traditional fruit and vegetables. Windmill, London 2009, ISBN 978-0-09-951474-9 , p. 198 with further references.
  3. ↑ Application for registration Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb (according to Art. 6 Paragraph 2 of Regulation (EC) No. 510/2006), in: Official Journal of the European Union of 12 August 2009, 2009 / C 189/11 (PDF)
  4. ↑ apps.rhs.org.uk/planttrials/TrialReports/Rhubarb%201954.pdf accessed May 9, 2014
  5. ↑ apps.rhs.org.uk/planttrials/TrialReports/Rhubarb%201954.pdf accessed May 9, 2014