An excellent, scab-immune dessert apple.
Herefordshire Redstreak Apple on G.202 (Spring 2023)
A traditional English bittersharp cider apple. Also known as Scudamous Crab, Scudmore's Crab, Red Streak, Hereford Red Streak.
This is a low vigor, productive, annual cropper. Cornell rates this tree as highly susceptible to fireblight. Herefordshire Redstreak blooms late, and harvest is mid-September in upstate New York.
The apple is small-to-medium sized and colored yellow with red stripes. The flesh is yellowish, fine grained, and produces an excellent bittersharp cider. The apples should be pressed soon after harvest, as they do not store well. It is reported that the juice is difficult to fine.
Herefordshire Redstreak was first cultivated by Lord Scudmore, ambassador to the French court under King Charles the First, early in the 17th century.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Heirloom, Cider, Hot-Climate
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: cider
Cider classification: bittersharp
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: yellow
Fruit Origins
Parentage: unknown
Origin: England
Introduced in: early 1700s
Introduced by: Lord Scudmore
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Sep 15 (approximate, in New York State) + 0 days after McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: G.202 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Semi-Dwarf (40% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 12'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Fireblight: Very Susceptible
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 5
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Semi-Dwarf (40% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
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