Fall Russet

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

The original tree of this variety was planted in about 1880 in the USA. Fruits have crisp flesh with a sweet, subacid and slightly rich flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate, rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
50-53 mm ^b

Fruit Width
57-63 mm ^b

Ribbing
sometimes slightly ribbed ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
flushed gold or orange ^b

Russet Type
some solid and patchy russet ^b

Flesh Colour
creamy yellow ^b

Flesh Texture
crisp ^b

Flavour
sweet, subacid, slightly rich ^b

Accession No.
1958 - 067   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Fall Russet

Flowering time
29th April 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
57.27 mm ^a

Width
60.92 mm ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out/solid flush ^a

Russet
medium-high ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Crunch
crisp ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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