Cheddar Cross

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1949

Origin

Long Ashton, England, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height: 50.0 mm
Fruit width: 60.0 mm

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Cheddar Cross is a green-flushed red eating apple developed at Long Ashton, England and introduced in 1949. It has a medium size of approximately 60 mm width, yellow juicy flesh with a sharp flavor, and is harvested in late August for use through September.

Flavor & Texture

sharpjuicy

Best Uses

fresh_eating

Lineage

Parents

Allington Pippin Star of Devon

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

References

UK National Fruit Collection: 1065
Wikidata: Q41775945