Scarlet Crofton
Apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Taken from England to Ireland in the late 1500s or early 1600s and reintroduced to England in 1819. Fruits have firm, somewhat coarse, white flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Crofton, Crofton Ecarlate, Crofton Pippin, Crofton Red, Crofton Scarlet, Longford Pearmain, Red Crofton, Saul Apple, Winter Crofton
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Accession name
Scarlet Crofton
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register