The Bloody Ploughman is a domesticated

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. The cultivar originated in

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Characteristics

*The cavity is deep, narrow, is mostly lined with russet which can spread out over the shoulder. *The stalk is sturdy. * The basin varies, but is ribbed and irregular. * The eye is open or partly open. * The

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are broad and reflexed. * The flesh is pink when ripe, sweet, juicy and crisp. * The tube is broad cone, the

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are basal and the core is situated away from the axis. * The

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is vigorous. * The

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is September to November. * The

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is just before

Cox's Orange Pippin Cox's Orange Pippin, in Britain often referred to simply as Cox, is an apple cultivar first grown in 1825 or 1830 at Colnbrook in Buckinghamshire, England, by the retired brewer and horticulturist Richard Cox (horticulturist), Richard Cox. Thoug ...

. Pollination Group D. *# On May 8, it is 10% flowering. *# On May 12, it is full (80%) flowering. *# On May 19, it has 90% petal fall. *Picking time: mid-September.

Name

The story is that a gamekeeper shot dead a ploughman caught stealing apples from the Megginch Estate. When his body was returned to his wife, she found stolen apples in his pockets and threw them onto a rubbish heap. One of the resulting seedlings bore apples of a deep, blood red. This tree gave rise to the cultivar that was named after the unfortunate ploughman.

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A photo of the inside of a Bloody Ploughman
* Apple cultivars British apples {{apple-fruit-stub