Russet Lambourne

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A russetted clone of Lord Lambourne. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1971 from D.R. Atkins, Pulborough, West Sussex. Fruits have slightly coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a sweet and good aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Lord Lambourne

Accession No.
1971 - 001   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Russet Lambourne

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September 1

Size
small-medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose 1

Ribbing
weak 1

Crown
absent 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
high-very high 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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