Le Bret
Cider · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
This variety is sometimes mistakenly named Sweet Alford due to an error in a cider nursery some few years ago. An annual bearing variety originating from Devon in the mid 1900s. This variety is very susceptible to scab. Produces a sweet cider.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium-large
- Type
- Cider
- Crown
- medium-strong
- Shape
- Globose conical
- Width
- 62.20 mm
- Height
- 59.90 mm
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- strong-very strong
- Over colour
- Pink
- Ground colour
- Green yellow
- Over colour pattern
- striped/solid flush
Source · National Fruit Collection
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