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Vagon Archer
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1989 - 172
Received at Brogdale in 1989 from Long Ashton Research Station. Produces a mild bittersweet cider.
- Accession name
- Vagon Archer
- Flowering time ›››
- 11th May10% flowering
14th MayFull (80%) flowering
23rd May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early November 1
- Size
- small-medium 1
- Shape
- Globose 1
- Height
- 50.30 mm 1
- Width
- 58.75 mm 1
- Ribbing
- medium 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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