Chaxhill Red
Dessert / Cider apple
Dessert / Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Mr Bennett of Chaxhill, Westbury-on-Severn. Recorded in 1873. Received a First Class Certificate for cider in 1873 at Gloucester. Fruits have tender flesh with a mild subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Material held in the Gloucestershire Orchard Trust collection (link to website)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Ffordd-fawr)
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
intermediate, rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
53-59 mm b
Fruit Width
62-69 mm b
Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow b
Over Colour
almost entirely flushed deep crimson, streaked deeper red b
Russet Type
some russet b
Flesh Colour
cream b
Flesh Texture
tender b
Flavour
miId subacid b
Accession name
Chaxhill Red
Flowering time
12th May 10% flowering
17th May Full (80%) flowering
26th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert / Cider a
Shape
Globose a
Height
52.33 mm a
Width
62.70 mm a
Ribbing
very weak a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Whitish green a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush a
Russet
low a
Coarseness
fine a
Juiciness
juicy a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register