Martock, Somerset, UK. Precocious, productive, late maturity, weak vigour. Fruit is sweet, well balanced; making a full bodied cider; good vintage quality single varietal stout or blended. Tree produces small wood, fruit up top can break tops, lots of limb breaks; need to prune to thicken up branches. Trees are annual, good productivity with wide branch angles and no blind wood. Mid-late season bloom. Fruit are red over colour, yellow/green ground colour, small to medium size depending on crop load, can have fruit drop at harvest which is mid-late season.
Bittersweet: | Tannins >0.2%, Malic acid <0.45% |
Comments: | Chisel Jersey Seedling |