Breakwell's Seedling
Cider · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Originated at Perthyre Farm, Monmouth, Wales in the late 1800s. It was propagated by George Breakwell who also introduced the variety to Bulmers as a valuable early-ripening cider variety. Trees are fairly vigorous with characteristic luxuriant, dark-green foliage. Fruit is small to medium in size. A medium bittersweet variety producing a thin, light, average cider.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Mid September
- Flowering
- 10th May (10%) · 12th May (full) · 21st May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- small
- Type
- Cider
- Crown
- very weak
- Shape
- Globose
- Width
- 45.44 mm
- Height
- 37.47 mm
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- weak-medium
- Over colour
- Orange
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Whitish yellow
- Over colour amount
- medium-high
- Over colour pattern
- striped/mottled
Source · National Fruit Collection
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