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Somerset Redstreak

Cider · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Thought to have originated in the Sutton Montis area of Somerset. As a result of its good performance in a 1917 trial at the National Fruit & Cider Institute together with good orchard performance at Burghill, Hereford, it was subsequently propagated to be included in many commercial cider orchards. The medium sized fruit ripens in October. Produces a mild or medium bittersweet cider of average quality.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
6th May (10%) · 8th May (full) · 16th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium
Type
Cider
Crown
very weak
Shape
Globose conical
Width
67.00 mm
Height
54.40 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
medium-strong
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Whitish yellow
Over colour amount
medium-high
Over colour pattern
striped/solid flush

Source · National Fruit Collection

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