Nehou
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A French cider variety introduced into the UK in the 1920s by Dr H.E. Durham for H.P. Bulmer & Co. A very precocious, biennial cropper susceptible to scab. Fruits are small to medium and soft. Harvested late September to early October. Produces a bittersweet, fruity and full-bodied cider of excellent quality.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Accession name
Nehou
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September a
Size
small a
Type
Cider a
Shape
Oblong conical a
Height
48.16 mm a
Width
47.38 mm a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
absent a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
very low a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out a
Russet
low a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.