Collington Big Bitters
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Herefordshire and known to have been extensively planted in some West Midland orchards. A dual purpose apple traditionally used both for cider and for cooking. It is also known as
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Accession No.
1989 - 120
- Accession name
- Collington Big Bitters
- Flowering time ›››
- 10th May10% flowering
15th MayFull (80%) flowering 20th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Late October 1
- Size
- small-medium 1
- Shape
- Globose 1
- Height
- 56.30 mm 1
- Width
- 68.60 mm 1
- Ribbing
- medium 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish green 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- low-medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled/washed out 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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