Cider apple variety: Stoke Red
This information forms part of Primefact 796 Growing cider apples.
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Variety: Stoke Red |
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| Origin: | From Rodney Stoke, Somerset, England. |
| Tree form: | Medium, semi-spreading, slow-growing tree; very resistant to scab. |
| Pollination requirements: | Very late season bloom, partially self-fertile; good pollinator with Breakwell’s Seedling, Dabinett, Michelin and Brown Snout. In warmer districts this late flowerer may run into difficulty with lack of winter chill in certain seasons. |
| Fruit shape: | Often small, flattened spherical fruit. |
| Colour and flesh: |
Smooth, slightly waxy, sometimes dry skin; dark red with slight stripe. Flesh white and slightly reddened, soft, very juicy, usually some astringency. |
| Harvest period: | Late harvest with delayed cropping, but subsequently good yield and a biennial tendency; more than 3 weeks storage. |
| Uses: | Bittersharp; cider lacks body but is of vintage quality. |