Tan Harvey

Cider apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Trees found in 1980 by James Evans in the Tamar Valley, Cornwall. A good, reliable, heavy cropping cider apple which produces a bittersweet cider.

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

Accession No.
1992 - 135   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Tan Harvey

Flowering time
25th April 10% flowering
28th April Full (80%) flowering
9th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Cider ^a

Shape
Flat ^a

Height
41.52 mm ^a

Width
54.86 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
Pink ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.