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Cheddar Cross
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Dessert
Measured Phenotype
- Fruit height
- 50.0 mm
- Fruit width
- 60.0 mm
source: NFC
source: NFC
Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.
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
Origin & History
- Origin type
- deliberate cross
References
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 1065
- Wikidata
- Q41775945