Somerset Redstreak
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in the Sutton Montis area of Somerset. As a result of its good performance in a 1917 trial at the National Fruit & Cider Institute together with good orchard performance at Burghill, Hereford, it was subsequently propagated to be included in many commercial cider orchards. The medium sized fruit ripens in October. Produces a mild or medium bittersweet cider of average quality.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Accession name
Somerset Redstreak
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
medium a
Type
Cider a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
54.40 mm a
Width
67.00 mm a
Ribbing
medium-strong a
Crown
very weak a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush a
Russet
low a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.