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Dabinett

Cider · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Thought to have originated in the Martock-Kingsbury area of Somerset in the mid-19th Century. Believed to have been named after a Mr Dabinett. Possibly a seedling of Chisel Jersey. This variety crops regularly. Fruits have slightly crisp flesh with a sweet, astringent, strong fruity flavour when ripe. Dabinett is weak grower producing a small and spreading tree. A bittersweet variety that produces a soft, full-bodied, high quality cider.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid November
Flowering
11th May (10%) · 14th May (full) · 21st May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
small-medium
Type
Cider
Crown
weak
Shape
Globose
Width
62.40 mm
Height
50.00 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Green yellow
Over colour amount
high-very high
Over colour pattern
striped/solid flush

Source · National Fruit Collection

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