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RF: Burford Red Flesh
type: Cooking, Culinary, Cider, Jelly, Juice, Ornamental, Pollinization
synonyms: Initially known as Clifford Red Flesh. Later, when the nearby town changed its name to Burford, this apple became known by the Burford Red Flesh name as well. Also called "Watermellon Apple" for its flesh colour. Not the same as Burford Red Apple ( Berford Red Apple ).
summary: Popular since the 1700s, this red-flesh apple favours mild climates. Popular for brewing cider.
identification: Small, tending to medium size, round to round-flattened. Completely washed red over which is a light russet. Develops a greyish bloom on the surface at maturity.
characteristics: The flesh is beet-red with white patches around the core. Juicy, very tart and bitter, but sweetens somewhat in storage. Fruit flesh resists browning when exposed to air.
uses: A cider apple and also used for cooking. As well, favoured as an ornamental tree with dark red foliage.
origins: The orchard changed hands several times through into the 1900s when it was taken over by the Burford family. They continued to market and sell the red-fleshed apples under the Burford Red Flesh tag. There has been some speculation that it may have been a feral seedling of Siberian Crabapple .
cultivation: Moderately vigorous. Dome shaped. Biennial. Blooms mid-season.
cold storage: Keeps up to four weeks. Some of the tartness moderates during storage.
vulnerabilities: Resistant to most diseases. Flesh browns when exposed air.
harvest: Ready for harvest starting late in the middle period. Fruit hangs on the tree well into the late season. Flesh does not oxidize when exposed to air.
notes: Gives a reddish tint to cider. Flesh is bitter when fresh but becomes somewhat mild when cooked. Bitterness is mostly in the skin.
juice character: Used to provide acidity and colour to the apple cider must and the finished cider.
juice_classification: Sharp
pollination peak: 1
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 16
brix: 10
flowers: Moderately red.
foliage: Deep reddish-green in summer.
leaves: Deep purple.
fruit: Rich, red flesh.
hardiness: 5
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