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Bedford
type: Cider, Ornamental, Pollinization
synonyms: There are also several eating/cooking cultivars that also go by the name Bedford. See Bedford Red , Bedford Pippin , Beauty of Bedford , Duke of Bedford and Duchess of Bedford .
summary: This is an ornamental cultivar with rich red fruit. Only slightly larger than a walnut.
identification: Small crabapple, round flattened. The base colour is tan over which is a red wash, dark red on the sun exposed faces, pale on the shaded face. The stem is long and slender, set in a shallow, funnel shaped, lightly russetted cavity. The calyx is small and closed, set in a very shallow basin. A light bloom on the skin.
characteristics: The flesh is yellow, soft. Very juicy but astringent.
uses: Used for rootstock. Also ornamental.
origins: Developed by Experimental Farm in Brandon, Manitoba (Canada). Fruited first time in 1916.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous. Semi-spur. Hardy.
vulnerabilities: Highly resistant to fire blight.
pollination peak: 1
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
flowers: White
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