Court Royal
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Origin unknown but once grown in Somerset, East Devon and Herefordshire. In the early 1900s it was used as a dessert variety. Fruits are slightly crisp and sweet. A triploid. Tree growth is vigorous producing a large tree. Produces a sweet fast fermenting juice.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Accession name
Court Royal
Flowering time
28th April 10% flowering
30th April Full (80%) flowering
8th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Cider 1
Shape
Flat 1
Height
52.00 mm 1
Width
69.70 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
very weak 1
Ground Colour
Whitish green 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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