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waxy and easily bruised
A Welsh bittersweet cider apple
Small apples with green skin turning brown-yellow as the fruit ripens
Large oblate fruit with yellow skin
especially around the 1920s
Breakwell's Seedling Size:M25 waxy and easily bruisedAn early Welsh bittersharp cider apple. Yellowish tan flecked with deep red, waxy and easily bruised. Mild sharp taste, slightly astringent. Ready late September. Needs to be pressed as soon as possible after harvest. Moderately vigorous. Originated at Perthyre Farm, Monmouth, around 1890 and propagated by George Breakwell, in whose honour the variety is named. Permission to use photograph by the Welsh Perry and Cider Society is gratefully