Bramtot
Apple
Bramtot
Origin and History
A seedling raised by M. Legrand of Yvetot, Seine Inférieure, France. It first fruited in 1856 and was named after M. Bramtot, a manufacturer of Yvetot. Believed to be a seedling of the old variety Martin Fessard.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Middle size.
Form: Symmetrical, but sometimes with unequal sides; wide and flattened at the base, but contracted towards the eye.
Skin: Clear yellow, with a touch of carmine towards the sun; surface scattered over with numerous grey spots.
Stem: Short, thin, and woody; set in a narrow, deep cavity with grooved sides.
Calyx and Eye: Small and closed, with long reflected sepals; placed in a very narrow cavity with grooved sides.
Flesh: Whitish yellow and tender, with abundant juice. Flavor is sweet and pleasant though slightly bitter.
Cider and Juice Characteristics
An excellent variety for the press, possessing virtues as an apple for cider that are "rarely united in so high a degree" (M. Hauchecorne). The juice is of good colour and has a pleasant aroma.
Specific gravity: Density 1,092; reaches 1,105 in good seasons.
Chemical composition per kilogram of juice:
- Sugar: 226 grammes (yielding alcoholic strength of 13–14 per cent)
- Tannin: 6 grammes
- Acidity: 1,070
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Cider and press production.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— Woolhope Naturalists Field Club, The Herefordshire Pomona (1885)2.—BRAMTOT.
A seedling grown by M. Legrand, of Yvetot, Seine Inferieure. It first fruited in 1856, and was named after M. Bramtot, a manufacturer of Yvetot. It is thought to be a seedling from the old variety, Martin Fessard.
Fruit: of middle size, symmetrical, but sometimes with unequal sides, wide and flattened at the base, but contracted towards the eye. Skin: clear yellow, with a touch of carmine towards the sun, its surface being scattered over with numerous grey spots. Eye: small and closed, with long reflected sepals, and placed in a very narrow cavity with grooved sides. Stalk: short, thin, and woody, set in a narrow, deep cavity. Flesh: whitish yellow, and tender, with an abundant juice of a sweet and pleasant though slightly bitter flavour.
"This excellent variety," says M. Hauchecorne, "both in tree and fruit, possesses virtues as an apple for the press, which are rarely united in so high a degree." The juice is of good colour, and has a pleasant aroma. Its density is so high as 1,092, and in good seasons it reaches 1,105. A kilogramm contains 226 grammes of sugar, which gives an alcoholic strength from 13 to 14 per cent. There are also 6 grammes of tannin and 1,070 of acidity in each kilogramm of juice.