Rhode Island Greening (4n)

Tetraploid form of Rhode Island Greening. Fruits have rather coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a pleasant flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1965 - 044   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Rhode Island Greening (4x)

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

Size
large-very large ^a

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish green ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^a

Over Colour
Brown ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.