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Stable Jersey
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
An old cider variety thought to have originated from Shepton Mallet, Somerset.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.
1989 - 107
- Accession name
- Stable Jersey
- Flowering time ›››
- 5th May10% flowering
7th MayFull (80%) flowering
16th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early November 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Height
- 49.71 mm 1
- Width
- 58.98 mm 1
- Ribbing
- medium 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- high-very high 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019