Roter Sauergrauech
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A more highly coloured sport of Sauergrauech. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from Switzerland. Fruits have fine, soft, greenish white flesh with a slightly sweet, vinous, aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Sauergrauech Rouge
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Sauergrauech
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Oblong b
Height
54.00 mm b
Width
57.00 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Brown b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
very low b
Firmness
soft b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Accession name
Roter Sauergrauech
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register