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Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Believed to have originated in the Glastonbury area of Somerset. Known in North Devon and Somerset where it is also known as
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Accession No.
1992 - 119
- Accession name
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- Flowering time ›››
- 10th May10% flowering
12th MayFull (80%) flowering
22nd May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late October 1
- Size
- small 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Height
- 39.80 mm 1
- Width
- 47.58 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- solid flush 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Greasiness
- Medium 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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