Cheddar Cross

An apple with a sharp savoury flavour with a hint of fennel.

Origin: Avon UK, 1916

Pollination: Cheddar Cross is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Cheddar Cross

Raised from Allington Pippin x Star of Devon by G T Spinks at Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol, UK 1916. Itroduced 1949. Medium sized, flat-round fruit. Dark pink flush and stripes over a cream coloured skin. Crisp, juicy, yellow flesh. Quite sharp tasting sometimes developing a trace of fennel flavour.

Characteristics of Cheddar Cross apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Sharp
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Late Aug/Early Sep
Season of use	Aug-Sept
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Disease resistance	Scab - Very resistant
Suitable for	Wet Regions
Pollination date	8
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Allington Pippin Star of Devon