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Morgan's Sweet (1)
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated during the 18th Century in Somerset. Useful also as a sweet, early dessert apple. Produces an early, light cider.
- Synonyms:
- Morgan Sweet
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1989 - 122
- Accession name
- Morgan Sweet
- Flowering time ›››
- 5th May10% flowering
8th MayFull (80%) flowering
17th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late August 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Height
- 59.80 mm 1
- Width
- 69.60 mm 1
- Ribbing
- strong 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 1
- Over Colour Amount
- very low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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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Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019