Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Backwell Red
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
An old popular cider apple named after Backwell Village, North Somerset, UK. Fruits are small-medium in size. Produces a vintage, acidic juice and a sharp, light, fruity, thin cider.
Sources
- Backwell Red (accession 1999 - 053), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (late october).
