Somerset Redstreak
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in the Sutton Montis area of Somerset. As a result of its good performance in a 1917 trial at the National Fruit & Cider Institute together with good orchard performance at Burghill, Hereford, it was subsequently propagated to be included in many commercial cider orchards. The medium sized fruit ripens in October. Produces a mild or medium bittersweet cider of average quality.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Accession name
Somerset Redstreak
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Cider 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
54.40 mm 1
Width
67.00 mm 1
Ribbing
medium-strong 1
Crown
very weak 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1
Over Colour
Red 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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