Malus domestica
Apple ‘Bloody Ploughman’
Mhorag McDowall
Watercolour
Artwork size in cm, 46 x 36
NFS
The ‘Bloody Ploughman’ Apple was bred at Carse of Gowrie. It was first recorded in 1883. The apple’s name comes from a story of a ploughman who was shot by a gamekeeper for stealing apples. His wife threw the apples on a compost heap, and the ‘Bloody Ploughman’ grew from the seeds.
The apple is large, and red with a knobbly appearance around the base. The flesh often has some pink staining.
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