Catshead

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height

85.5 mm

source: NFC

Fruit width

86.1 mm

source: NFC

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Catshead is a large, pale green culinary apple with a prominent ribbed structure and distinctive knobbed eye basin. The flesh is tender, juicy, and pleasantly sweet-tart with subtle perfume; it stores well from October to January and has been a staple farm apple in southern England for making dumplings and communal meals. The tree grows vigorously and becomes increasingly productive with age, though bearing is sparse when young.

Flavor & Texture

Best Uses

Lineage

Where to Pick

• Kingbird Orchard - Etta Place Cidery

Origin & History

Status

heritage

Origin type

found wilding

Known by

≥ 1600

References

UK National Fruit Collection

1014

Wikidata

Q41775880

Cited authority (Hogg 1851)

Ray