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Broxwood Foxwhelp
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Known to have been planted in the orchard of H.P. Bulmer & Co. Ltd., in the 1920s. Thought to be a sport of Foxwhelp. The small fruits produce a medium bittersharp cider and a full-bodied juice.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Accession No.
1989 - 124
- Accession name
- Broxwood Foxwhelp
- Flowering time ›››
- 29th April10% flowering
1st MayFull (80%) flowering
8th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid September 1
- Size
- small 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Height
- 47.20 mm 1
- Width
- 53.80 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- very weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- high-very high 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/solid flush 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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