Bloody Ploughman

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.

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 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Height
66.23 mm 1

Width
77.83 mm 1

Ribbing
very strong 1

Crown
very strong 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
high 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1

Russet
low 1

Greasiness
Strong 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Juiciness
dry 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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