Bloody Ploughman

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated at Carse of Gowrie, Scotland. Recorded in 1883. Fruits have crisp, tender flesh with a slightly sweet, subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate to flat, sometimes tall, conic to truncate-conic ^b

Fruit Height
55-65 mm ^b

Fruit Width
66-74 mm ^b

Ribbing
strongly ribbed base to apex, up to 10 very prominent ribs at eye ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
almost entirely flushed bright red to deep purplish red ^b

Russet Type
pale dots, rough russet radiating from cavity over base ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white, tinged red ^b

Flesh Texture
crisp ^b

Flavour
slightly sweet, subacid ^b

Accession No.
1962 - 042   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Bloody Ploughman

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
66.23 mm ^a

Width
77.83 mm ^a

Ribbing
very strong ^a

Crown
very strong ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
high ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Strong ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Juiciness
dry ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register