Rose Rouge

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1950. Origin: Received from France.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
47-58 mm ^b

Fruit Width
61-67 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellow-green ^b

Over Colour
faint orange flush ^b

Russet Type
russet at base, russet spots ^b

Flesh Colour
whitish ^b

Skin Texture
tough ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, coarse ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Accession No.
1950 - 178   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1950 from France. Fruits have firm, coarse, whitish flesh with a subacid flavour.

Accession name
Rose Rouge (Loire)

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat globose ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^a

Over Colour
Pink ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register