Tom Putt
Culinary / Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A culinary and cider apple. Raised by Rev. Tom Putt, Rector of Trent, Somerset in the late 1700s. In use from September to November. Fruits have crisp, juicy, acid flesh. Cooks well. Produces a sharp cider.
Synonyms:
Coalbrook, Devonshire Nine Square, Izod's Kernel, January Tom Putt, Jeffrey's Seedling, Jeffreys' Seedling, Marrow Bone, Marrow-Bone, Ploughman, Thomas Jeffreys, Thos. Jeffreys, Tom Potter, Tom Put
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)
Sports:
Sidney Strake
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Accession name
Tom Putt
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
Size
large 1
Type
Culinary / Cider 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Height
63.04 mm 1
Width
78.02 mm 1
Ribbing
strong 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1
Russet
low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Firmness
firm 1
Coarseness
coarse 1
Juiciness
dry-medium 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register