Bloody Ploughman
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated at Carse of Gowrie, Scotland. Recorded in 1883. Fruits have crisp, tender flesh with a slightly sweet, subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Bloody Ploughman
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
66.23 mm 1
Width
77.83 mm 1
Ribbing
very strong 1
Crown
very strong 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1
Russet
low 1
Greasiness
Strong 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Juiciness
dry 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register