Runse

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1958. From Turin, Italy.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate to flat, truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
51-63 mm ^b

Fruit Width
60-73 mm ^b

Ribbing
very prominent ribs at apex and on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellow green ^b

Over Colour
red patches and stripes ^b

Russet Type
occasional russet ^b

Flesh Colour
yellowish white ^b

Skin Texture
slightly greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
soft, coarse ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Accession No.
1958 - 040   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958 from Italy. Fruits have soft, coarse, yellowish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Accession name
Runse

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose ^a

Ribbing
strong ^a

Crown
strong ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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