Gennet Moyle
Cider · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
An old cider variety of unknown origin. It is said to have been a popular cider variety in the 15th Century. Fruits are described as having tender, dry flesh with a sweet, slightly acid flavour. Good for baking and drying.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Late September
- Flowering
- 29th April (10%) · 1st May (full) · 10th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- large
- Type
- Cider
- Crown
- weak
- Shape
- Globose
- Width
- 76.20 mm
- Height
- 68.62 mm
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- medium
- Greasiness
- Medium
- Over colour
- Red
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Green yellow
- Over colour amount
- low
- Over colour pattern
- washed out
Source · National Fruit Collection
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