Cockett's Red

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Synonyms:
Marguerite Henrietta, One Bite

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project

Size
small-medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Flat globose 2

Height
41.00 mm 2

Width
51.00 mm 2

Ribbing
weak-medium 2

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
high 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Greasiness
Medium 2

Firmness
firm 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Flesh Colour
White 2

Accession No.
1930 - 040   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1929 from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England. Fruits have firm, sweet flesh.

Accession name
Cockett's Red

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register