The Bloody Ploughman is a domesticated apple cultivar. The cultivar originated in Scotland.
Malus domestica[1] 'Bloody Ploughman' | |
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Species | Malus domestica |
Cultivar | 'Bloody Ploughman' |
Origin | , Carse of Gowrie, Scotland, 1883[2] |
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.[2]