Captain Broad 
Syn. Capt. Broad, Captain Smith, John Broad, Small’s Admirable
 
Bittersweet Cider
 
1900’s Fowey, Cornwall
 
Self-Sterile (needs a pollinator)
 
Mid Harvester – October but keeps well until midwinter. 
 
Very vigorous ribbed apple variety which has a slight russet on the crown. The blossom is largely white with a pink tinge around the petal edges. Popular in the Fowey-Golant cider belt as it has a good resistance to scab even in the humid maritime climate of the deep Cornish coastal valleys. Once an extremely popular cider apple juiced up & down Cornwall, it even has a good cold storage potential of 2 months! It is not uncommon to find Capt. Broad in the hedgerows around orchards as this apple has great hardiness to Atlantic gales & driving rain.