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Tale Sweet
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated from Tale, near Honiton, Devon. Produces a sweet juice.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Accession No.
1989 - 113
- Accession name
- Tale Sweet
- Flowering time ›››
- 30th April10% flowering
2nd MayFull (80%) flowering
10th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early November 1
- Size
- medium-large 1
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 1
- Height
- 48.70 mm 1
- Width
- 59.05 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish green 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- low-medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled/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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019