Cockett's Red

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1929. From Received from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England.

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 ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Flat globose ^b

Height
41.00 mm ^b

Width
51.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak-medium ^b

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
high ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Greasiness
Medium ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
White ^b

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 ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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