Pine Apple Russet
syn. Benswell Large, Benwell's Large, Hardingham Russet, Hardingham's Russet, Muso Russet, Muss Reinette, Muss Russet, Pine Russet, Pine-Apple Russet, Pineapple Russet, Pomeroy, Pomeroy Russet, Reinette grise Ananas, Russet Pine
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Described in 1920 as being grown in Devon and Cornwall. Fruits have hard, dry, yellow flesh with a pineapple flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Early September
- Flowering
- 7th May (10%) · 13th May (full) · 21st May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- Conical
- Width
- 69.00 mm
- Crunch
- crisp
- Height
- 63.00 mm
- Russet
- very low
- Ribbing
- medium
- Flesh colour
- Yellowish
- Ground colour
- Green yellow
Source · National Fruit Collection
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