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Longney Russet
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
- Material held in the Gloucestershire Orchard Trust collection (link to website)
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- medium-large 2
- Height
- 60.50mm 2
- Width
- 70.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Over Colour
- Dark Red 2
- Russet
- very high 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Juiciness
- dry 2
- Flesh Colour
- Greenish 2
Accession No.
1949 - 096
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1949. Fruits have fine, hard, dry flesh with a subacid flavour.
- Accession name
- Longney Russet
- Flowering time ›››
- 10th May10% flowering
15th MayFull (80%) flowering
24th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019