Coul Blush
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Sir George Mackenzie, Coul, Ross-shire, Scotland. It first fruited in 1827. Fruits have fine, soft flesh which is slightly sweet and slightly subacid.
Synonyms:
Coral Blush
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Broad globose conical b
Height
53.00 mm b
Width
65.50 mm b
Ribbing
weak-medium b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked b
Russet
very low b
Firmness
soft b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Coul Blush
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register