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Crimson King
Cider apple 1
Dessert / Cider apple 2
Malus domestica Borkh.
Exhibited from Somerset in 1934. First recorded in 1895. Triploid. The large fruits are sometimes used for cooking as well as for cider production. Produces a vintage, acidic juice with no astringency and a light, fruity, good quality cider.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
Accession No.
1989 - 076
- Accession name
- Crimson King
- Flowering time ›››
- 28th April10% flowering
1st MayFull (80%) flowering
11th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid November 1
- Size
- large-very large 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Height
- 67.60 mm 1
- Width
- 86.25 mm 1
- Ribbing
- medium 1
- Crown
- weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Green 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- high 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/solid flush 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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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Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019