Cockpit

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Yorkshire. First recorded in 1831. Fruits have coarse flesh with a slightly acid, almost astringent flavour.

Synonyms:
Summer Cockpit, Yorkshire Cockpit

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
flat to intermediate, truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
50 mm ^b

Fruit Width
62 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellow ^b

Over Colour
occasional slight orange flush ^b

Russet Type
russet dots ^b

Flesh Colour
cream ^b

Skin Texture
greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
coarse ^b

Flavour
slightly acid, astringent ^b

Accession No.
1943 - 012   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Cockpit

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Flat globose ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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