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Backwell Red
type: Cider
identification: Small to medium, Round. Greenish yellow washed red on the the sun exposed face and marked with fine, darker red striping. The eye is small and partly open, set in a shallow and wide, lightly ribbed basin. The stem is medium long and medium thick, set in a shallow and funnel shaped cavity. A few light coloured dots surround the cavity. Character of the
origins: An old cider apple found around Backwell Village, North Somerset (UK)
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, spreading tree. Some tendancy to produce every other year.
cold storage: Needs to be used soon after harvest.
harvest: Late in the fourth period. Holds well on tree when ripe.
notes: xxxx Considered vintage. Acidic and slightly Sharp, light, fruity, thin. T Medium sharp.
juice character: astringent. Character of the Cider: Other
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 12
ploidism: Self sterile. Group D. Day 12.
harvest period: 4
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