Fruit Tree Database Single Record

Fruit Tree Database

Fruit Type
apple
Variety/Cultivar
Kingston Black (Black Taunton)
Fruit Description
Very small, dark red cider apple. Valued for its bitter qualities, it's well-known as a cider apple.
Common Uses
Cider, bittersharp: acid 0.58, tannin 0.19, SG 1.061
Origin
Somerset, England, pre-1884.
Pollination
Quite self-fertile, good pollen donor. diploid. Flowering group 3, which means it's likely to be pollinated by Fuji, Gala, Pink Lady, Granny Smith, Delicious.
Chill Hours
Blossom Time
Flowers mid-season,
Harvest Time
Late, April-May in Harcourt, central Victoria.
Production Notes
Spur bearer. Tree is medium sized, spreading. Can be hard to grow as it can be a poor cropper.
Disease Susceptibility
Quite prone to black spot
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