Scarlet Crofton
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Taken from England to Ireland in the late 1500s or early 1600s and reintroduced to England in 1819. Fruits have firm, somewhat coarse, white flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Crofton, Crofton Ecarlate, Crofton Pippin, Crofton Red, Crofton Scarlet, Longford Pearmain, Red Crofton, Saul Apple, Winter Crofton
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
40-53 mm b
Fruit Width
55-64 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed on body and at eye b
Ground Colour
golden yellow b
Over Colour
flushed scarlet with darker stripes b
Russet Type
russet at base and some on body b
Flesh Colour
white b
Skin Texture
rough b
Flesh Texture
firm, somewhat coarse b
Flavour
sweet, subacid b
Accession name
Scarlet Crofton
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat globose a
Height
56.38 mm a
Width
71.50 mm a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped a
Russet
high-very high a
Greasiness
Weak a
Firmness
firm a
Coarseness
coarse a
Juiciness
dry a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register