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Red Jersey
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in Somerset. Trees rather prone to scab.Produces a bittersweet cider.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Accession No.
1992 - 126
- Accession name
- Red Jersey
- Flowering time ›››
- 14th May10% flowering
16th MayFull (80%) flowering
25th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Size
- small-medium 1
- Shape
- Globose 1
- Height
- 42.02 mm 1
- Width
- 45.38 mm 1
- Ribbing
- strong-very strong 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- high-very high 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/solid flush 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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