Coul Blush
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Sir George Mackenzie, Coul, Ross-shire, Scotland. It first fruited in 1827. Fruits have fine, soft flesh which is slightly sweet and slightly subacid.
Synonyms:
Coral Blush
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
53.00 mm 2
Width
65.50 mm 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Russet
very low 2
Firmness
soft 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Coul Blush
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register