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Scotch Bridget apple

Scotch Bridget is an attractive orange-flushed cooking apple originating from Scotland.  The flavour is richly acidic and the flesh is soft and juicy - good characteristics for a successful cooking apple.  The apples keep for several months, and can be eaten raw after the New Year.

Scotch Bridget found a second home in the north-west of England where it was widely grown around Lancaster by the end of the 19th century.  Unlike most apple varieties it will crop reliably in areas of wet winters, and poor summers.

Rated by Victorian author Robert Hogg as "an excellent culinary apple".

Scotch Bridget identification images

USDA identification images for Scotch Bridget

The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.


    Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.

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    United Kingdom

    Spring blossom records for this variety

    2014 season

    • 27th April  2014  - tree owned by Michael in Tenbury Wells, United Kingdom

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    Harvest records for this variety

    2013 season

    • 3rd week October  2013  - tree owned by Michael in Tenbury Wells, United Kingdom
    • 3rd week October  2013  - tree owned by Michael in Tenbury Wells, United Kingdom

    Origins

    • Species: Malus domestica
    • Introduced: 19th century

    Using

    • Picking season: Late
    • Cropping: Good
    • Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
    • Flavor style (apples): Sharper
    • Food uses: Culinary
    • Food uses: Traditional cooker
    • Discoloration of fruit: Oxidising

    Growing

    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Ploidy: Triploid
    • Bearing regularity: Regular

    Climate

    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)

    Identification

    • Country of origin: United Kingdom
    • Period of origin: 1850 - 1899
    • Flower colour: Pink - light
    • Leaf colour: Green

    Where to buy fresh fruit

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    References

    • Apples of England (1948)
      Author: Taylor

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