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Breakwell's Seedling
type: Cider
synonyms: Breakwell, Breakwell Seedling, Breakwell’s Apple.
summary: This bittersharp cider apple hails from Wales over a century ago and ripens early.
identification: Small to medium size, somewhat conic, often irregular in shape. The base colour is a yellowish tan which is almost completely covered with a deep red blush and covered with darker broken stripes. Easily bruised.
characteristics: The flesh is usually white but sometimes with a reddish stain.
uses: Cider making.
origins: Found as a wild seedling 1890s at Perthyre Farm, near Monmouth, Wales (U.K.) and was propogated by George Breakwell, in whose honour the variety is named. It was later marketed by H.P. Bulmer & Co. Nurseries.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, medium size and spreading with luxurious foliage. Partial tip bearer. Starts to produce fruit fairly young and yields heavy annual crops.
cold storage: The apples need to be pressed as soon as possible after harvest.
harvest: Late in the third period or at the start of the fourth period. The fruit drops from the tree when fully mature.
notes: Makes a light and somewhat thin, pale amber cider on its own. Improves with blending.
juice character: Tannins 0.24%, acidity 0.64%
juice_classification: Bittersharp
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 14
ploidism: Diploid. Self fertile but produces best in the presence of a compatible source of pollen.
cold storage weeks: 2
brix: 12.5
tannins: 2.4
acidity: 6.4
harvest period: 4
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