Court Royal
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Origin unknown but once grown in Somerset, East Devon and Herefordshire. In the early 1900s it was used as a dessert variety. Fruits are slightly crisp and sweet. A triploid. Tree growth is vigorous producing a large tree. Produces a sweet fast fermenting juice.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Accession name
Court Royal
Flowering time
28th April 10% flowering
30th April Full (80%) flowering
8th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
medium a
Type
Cider a
Shape
Flat a
Height
52.00 mm a
Width
69.70 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
very weak a
Ground Colour
Whitish green a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.