Charles Ross
syn. Ross, Sharl Ross, Thomas Andrew Knight
Culinary / Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Raised by Charles Ross at Welford Park Gardens, Newbury, Berkshire. It was first exhibited in 1890 as Thomas Andrew Knight but renamed Charles Ross at the request of his employer, Captain Carstairs in 1899. Received an Award of Merit and a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1899. Fruits are rather coarse-textured, juicy and sweet with a moderate flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Mid September
- Flowering
- 7th May (10%) · 11th May (full) · 18th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Culinary / Dessert
- Shape
- Truncate conical
- Width
- 55.00 mm
- Height
- 45.00 mm
- Ribbing
- medium
- Over colour
- Red
- Flesh colour
- Yellowish
- Ground colour
- Whitish yellow
- Over colour pattern
- streaked
Source · National Fruit Collection
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