red siberian
Description
An old apple, probably going back to antiquity and also known as Red Siberian Crab. Along with the Yellow Siberian Crab and others, it was favoured in the late 18th century by Thomas Andrew Knight and other pioneers of the emerging cider industry as a breeding parent for cider apples. They are presumed to have come from Siberia and are therefore extremely hardy. The Red Siberian has not been encountered in Britain for many years and we noticed it in the list of a private fruit collector in America, Mr Nick Botner. He has sent us many scions of apples he holds and which have been ‘lost’ over here. We are very grateful for his help. This is a small, very sweet and slightly tannic apple, the shape of which is very distinctive. The apples are little more than an inch in either direction. The eye is crowned with long waving sepals and has a ring of knobby protuberances. The skin is waxy and rich amber/red. The apples hang like cherries in clusters, from long stalks. Mid season. It should be popular amongst cider enthusiasts.
An old apple, probably going back to antiquity and also known as Red Siberian Crab. Along with the Yellow Siberian Crab and others, it was favoured in the late 18th century by Thomas Andrew Knight and other pioneers of the emerging cider industry as a breeding parent for cider apples. They are presumed to have come from Siberia and are therefore extremely hardy. The Red Siberian has not been encountered in Britain for many years and we noticed it in the list of a private fruit collector in America, Mr Nick Botner. He has sent us many scions of apples he holds and which have been ‘lost’ over here. We are very grateful for his help. This is a small, very sweet and slightly tannic apple, the shape of which is very distinctive. The apples are little more than an inch in either direction. The eye is crowned with long waving sepals and has a ring of knobby protuberances. The skin is waxy and rich amber/red. The apples hang like cherries in clusters, from long stalks. Mid season. It should be popular amongst cider enthusiasts.
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Latin name: Malus Domestica 'Red siberian'
Type: culinary Uses: apple juice, hard cider Flavour: Pollination group: 5 |
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Picking time: Eating/storing time: Size: small Rootstock: Year planted: |