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Dockney
type: Culinary, Cider, Sauce
identification: Medium size. Round and smooth. The skin base colour is greenish yellow over which are flushes of red and brown and some russet veins. The lenticels are pearly and are abundantly scattered over the entire surface.
The calyx is medium size and partly open, set in a shallow and medium wide, ribbed basin.
characteristics: The flesh is pale greenish, firm. Somewhat juicy with a tangy flavour.
uses: Cooking apple used to make a tart sauce. Also used for cider, usually blended in for its sharpness and flavours.
origins: County Armagh in Northern Ireland
cultivation: Tip bearer. Produces heavy crops.
cold storage: Needs to be used soon after harvest.
vulnerabilities: Resistant to scab.
harvest: Towards the end of the fourth period.
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 15
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
harvest period: 4
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