Frederick

Cider apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in the Forest of Dean, Monmouthshire in the 19th Century. Slow to come into cropping and crops tend to be rather irregular. The small to medium sized fruits have crisp, white, often tinged with red flesh with a sharp flavour but no astringency. Produces a

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)

Accession No.
1989 - 085   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Frederick

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
small 1

Type
Cider 1

Shape
Globose 1

Height
48.20 mm 1

Width
59.80 mm 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
very weak 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high 1

Over Colour
Orange 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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