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Captain John Broad
type: Cider
synonyms: John Broad, Captain John, Captain Broad
identification: Medium size. Round conic with pronounced ribbing. The base colour is greenish yellow, over which is a faint brownish red flush on the sun exposed surface. The calyx is small and closed, set in a shallow and wide, faintly pleated basin, surrounded by a crown. The stem is medium length, slender and set in a deep, narrow cavity which is often russetted.
characteristics: The flesh is creamy-white
uses: Primarily intended for making cider, but also used for baking.
origins: Once extensively grown in the Golant area of the Tamar Valley in the southern part of Cornwall, (U.K.).
cultivation: Very vigorous. Can be cultivated from cuttings.
cold storage: Keeps up to two months in cold storage.
vulnerabilities: Resistant to scab.
harvest: Ready for harvest in the second half of the fourth period.
juice_classification: Bittersweet
pollination group: A
pollination peak: 2
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 8
harvest period: 4
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