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Sops-in-Wine (1)
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A very old English culinary and cider apple.The flesh of the fruits is red as if soaked in red wine and is sweet, juicy and pleasantly flavoured.
- Synonyms:
- Rode Wyn Appel, Sapson, Sapsonvine, Sapsovine, Sops in Wine, Sops of Wine
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1992 - 133
- Accession name
- Sops in Wine
- Flowering time ›››
- 24th April10% flowering
26th AprilFull (80%) flowering
5th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Flat globose 1
- Height
- 53.28 mm 1
- Width
- 63.91 mm 1
- Ribbing
- strong 1
- Crown
- medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish green 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- high-very high 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- solid flush 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Greasiness
- Strong 1
- Juiciness
- dry-medium 1
- Flesh Colour
- Pinkish 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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