Port Allen Russet
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Port Allen, Errol, Scotland. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958. Fruits have fine, greenish white flesh with a slightly acid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
intermediate, conic, convex, sometimes straight b
Fruit Height
57-69 mm b
Fruit Width
64-83 mm b
Ribbing
strongly ribbed base to apex b
Ground Colour
???yellow - often green or russet hairline??? b
Over Colour
flushed brownish red b
Russet Type
patches of russet, scaly russet on base b
Flesh Colour
greenish white b
Flesh Texture
fine b
Flavour
slightly acid b
Accession name
Port Allen Russet
Flowering time
29th April 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
Size
large-very large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Truncate conical a
Ribbing
medium a
Crown
strong a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
Pink a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out a
Russet
low a
Crunch
crisp a
Coarseness
fine a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register