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Burrowhill Early
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Introduced to Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol in the 1980s by a cider maker from the Martock area in Somerset.Produces a full bittersweet cider.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Accession No.
1989 - 071
- Accession name
- Burrowhill Early
- Flowering time ›››
- 2nd May10% flowering
4th MayFull (80%) flowering
13th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid September 1
- Size
- small 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Height
- 45.65 mm 1
- Width
- 50.55 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium-high 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/solid flush 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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