Perthyre

Cider apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

First noted in the late 1920s in Monmouthshire. The trees have a fairly vigorous and spreading habit. Susceptible to scab and canker. Produces a mild bittersweet cider said to be

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)

Accession No.
1989 - 101   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Pethyre

Flowering time
12th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
small ^a

Type
Cider ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
40.00 mm ^a

Width
48.50 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.