Old Somerset Russet

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Flat ²

Height
49.00 mm ²

Width
60.00 mm ²

Ribbing
weak-medium ²

Greasiness
Weak ²

Firmness
firm ²

Coarseness
fine ²

Flesh Colour
Greenish ²

Accession No.
1949 - 214   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1949, but known many years earlier. Grown by Pope Bros., nurserymen of Wokingham, Berkshire. Fruits have firm, fine, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Accession name
Old Somerset Russet

Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
17th May Full (80%) flowering
25th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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