Crimson Bramley
syn. Bramley's Seedling Red, Red Bramley's Seedling
Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
A more highly coloured sport of Bramley's Seedling. Originated in Southwell, Nottinghamshire. Catalogued in 1913. Fruits have firm, coarse-textured, juicy flesh with an acid flavour. Cooks well.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Early October
- Flowering
- 6th May (10%) · 12th May (full) · 18th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- large-very large
- Type
- Culinary
- Crown
- weak
- Shape
- Flat
- Width
- 93.63 mm
- Height
- 73.03 mm
- Russet
- very low
- Ribbing
- weak-medium
- Juiciness
- juicy
- Greasiness
- Strong
- Over colour
- Orange
- Flesh colour
- Cream
- Ground colour
- Green yellow
- Over colour amount
- low-medium
- Over colour pattern
- striped/mottled
Source · National Fruit Collection
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