Minshull Crab
syn. Englische Rambour, Lancashire Crab, Lancaster Crab, Minchal Crab, Minchall Crab, Minchall's Crab, Mincham Crab, Mincham's Crab, Minchin Crab, Minchin's Crab, Minchull Crab, Minshal Crab, Minshall Crab, Minsham's Crab, Minshul Crab
Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Originated in Minshull, Cheshire, England. The original tree was growing in 1777. Fruits have firm, crisp, white flesh with a very acid and bitter flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Mid October
- Flowering
- 4th May (10%) · 9th May (full) · 17th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Size
- large
- Type
- Culinary
- Shape
- Flat
- Width
- 78.00 mm
- Crunch
- crisp
- Height
- 57.00 mm
- Ribbing
- very weak
- Firmness
- firm
- Over colour
- Orange
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Yellow
- Over colour pattern
- striped/mottled
Source · National Fruit Collection
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