Rokewood
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Australia, either Victoria or Western Australia. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951. Fruits have firm, crisp, greenish white flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Bullock's Seedling
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Height
49.50 mm b
Width
55.50 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked b
Russet
low b
Greasiness
Medium b
Firmness
firm b
Crunch
crisp b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Accession name
Rokewood
Flowering time
30th April 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register