BITTERSHARP Cider Apples.

        Malus FOXWHELP.

                      A very old variety, mentioned back in 1644, but I believe it's origins (from  Gloucestershire or Hertfordshire in the UK) are even earlier. The flesh tends to be coarse, but is yellow and juicy, with skin a light yellow with pale red stripes on the side of the sun, Highly valued due to it's high acid, high tannin juice.

      Malus KINGSTON BLACK.

                      The fruit is small to medium in size, with dark crimson or dark mahogany colour, and a deliciously looking dark tawny juice.Has a good sugar content in good seasons,giving excellent quality, full body, and a distinctive flavour.

         Malus MELBA.

                       A very useful apple , to cook quickly for compotes and apple suace, used in cider due to it's juicy flesh,  covered with a skin coloured red with yellow streaks.

         Malus QUINTE.

                        This apple is from a cross between Red Melba and Crimson Beauty, in 1964 from Ontario, having a yellow background with a bright red flush and cream coloured flesh. A moderate sized fruit and quite hardy.

       Malus STOKE RED.

                       With a good aroma and fruity flavour, coupled with a high average of sugar content, the fruit tends to be a flat and round, with a skin that appears to have a slightly, yet dry waxy, dry skin, dark red with what looks like stripes, and a pinkish/red juicy flesh, makes a good vintage quality.

                                          The above are some of the Bittersharp flavoured cider apples, further additions will be made at a later date, but please remember that the other types of crab apple may be to your "TASTE", so have a look at-: Sharp, Bittersweet, or Sweet.

                                                                                     FRED.