Dymock Red
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A very old vintage cider variety originating from Dymock Village, Gloucestershire. A bittersweet variety producing a vintage juice and a well balanced, high quality cider. Trees are of medium vigour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Material held in the Gloucestershire Orchard Trust collection (link to website)
Accession name
Dymock Red
Flowering time
26th April 10% flowering
28th April Full (80%) flowering
8th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September a
Size
small-medium a
Type
Cider a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
41.17 mm a
Width
54.74 mm a
Ribbing
medium a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high a
Over Colour
Pink a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out/solid flush a
Russet
low a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.