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Apple – Scotch Bridget
The Scotch Bridget Apple also known as White Calville, originated in Scotland in 1851.
Scotch Bridget
A culinary apple commonly found in Cumbrian farm orchards, it will produce regularly and crops fairly heavily in Northern Locations.
The fruits have tender, soft flesh, flushed with red. It has a subacid rich flavour and will not fall when cooked.
When kept until December, the fruit ripens to become a desert apple.
Uses: Culinary
Parents: Unknown
Flowers: Mid May
Picking: October
Natural Storage: October - December
The Scotch Bridget apple can be found growing in the orchards of Acorn Bank House, Temple Sowerby, Cumbria.
Young trees available from Adams Apples
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