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Fall Russet

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

The original tree of this variety was planted in about 1880 in the USA. Fruits have crisp flesh with a sweet, subacid and slightly rich flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Early September
Flowering
29th April (10%) · 5th May (full) · 12th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
sweet, subacid, slightly rich
Ribbing
sometimes slightly ribbed
Fruit size
medium
Fruit shape
intermediate, rectangular, convex
Fruit width
57-63 mm
Over colour
flushed gold or orange
Russet type
some solid and patchy russet
Flesh colour
creamy yellow
Fruit height
50-53 mm
Flesh texture
crisp
Ground colour
yellowish green
NFC characterisation
Size
medium
Type
Dessert
Crown
weak
Shape
Globose conical
Width
60.92 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
57.27 mm
Russet
medium-high
Ribbing
medium
Firmness
soft
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Green yellow
Over colour amount
very low
Over colour pattern
washed out/solid flush

Source · National Fruit Collection

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