Dabinett
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in the Martock-Kingsbury area of Somerset in the mid-19th Century. Believed to have been named after a Mr Dabinett. Possibly a seedling of Chisel Jersey. This variety crops regularly. Fruits have slightly crisp flesh with a sweet, astringent, strong fruity flavour when ripe. Dabinett is weak grower producing a small and spreading tree. A bittersweet variety that produces a soft, full-bodied, high quality cider.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Accession name
Dabinett
Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid November a
Size
small-medium a
Type
Cider a
Shape
Globose a
Height
50.00 mm a
Width
62.40 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush a
Russet
low a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.