Cider apple variety: Somerset Redstreak
This information forms part of Primefact 796 Growing cider apples.
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Variety: Somerset Redstreak |
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| Origin: | From Sutton Montis, Somerset, England. |
| Tree form: | Vigorous, fairly upright tree. |
| Pollination requirements: | Mid-season bloom; pollinated with Brown’s Apple, Kingston Black, Dabinett and Michelin. |
| Fruit shape: | Medium, flat, conical fruit with a short stalk; partly open eye in a small shallow basin. |
| Colour and flesh: |
Tough skin; an attractive bright red with a stripe, and slight russet. Flesh greeny white, rubbery, woolly, sweet, juicy, astringent. |
| Harvest period: | Mid to late harvest; very good yield. |
| Uses: | Bittersweet; producing a mild or medium cider. |