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Coat Jersey
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Coat village, Martock, Somerset. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1989 from Long Aston Research Station, Bristol. Trees are very vigorous. A bittersweet variety.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Accession No.
1989 - 074
- Accession name
- Coat Jersey
- Flowering time ›››
- 8th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering
18th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early November 1
- Size
- small-medium 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Height
- 43.00 mm 1
- Width
- 52.40 mm 1
- Ribbing
- strong 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- high 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/solid flush 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Flesh Colour
- Yellowish 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019