Acklam Russet

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated at Acklam, Yorkshire. Recorded in 1768. Fruits have a firm, greenish-white flesh with a sweet to subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Acklam's Russet, Aclam Russet, Aclam's Russet, Aclemy Russet, Wheeler's Russet

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
flat to intermediate, rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
50 mm ^b

Fruit Width
60 mm ^b

Ground Colour
pale green-yellow ^b

Russet Type
almost entirely covered with russet ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Flesh Texture
firm ^b

Flavour
sweet to subacid ^b

Accession No.
1961 - 043   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Acklam Russet

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat ^a

Height
55.23 mm ^a

Width
68.98 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Green ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
n/a ^a

Russet
high-very high ^a

Firmness
firm ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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