Red Jersey
Cider · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Thought to have originated in Somerset. Trees rather prone to scab.Produces a bittersweet cider.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Mid October
- Flowering
- 14th May (10%) · 16th May (full) · 25th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- small-medium
- Type
- Cider
- Crown
- weak-medium
- Shape
- Globose
- Width
- 45.38 mm
- Height
- 42.02 mm
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- strong-very strong
- Over colour
- Red
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Yellow
- Over colour amount
- high-very high
- Over colour pattern
- striped/solid flush
Source · National Fruit Collection
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