Port Allen Russet
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Port Allen, Errol, Scotland. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958. Fruits have fine, greenish white flesh with a slightly acid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Port Allen Russet
Flowering time
29th April 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
Size
large-very large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Truncate conical 1
Ribbing
medium 1
Crown
strong 1
Ground Colour
Yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1
Over Colour
Pink 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Coarseness
fine 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register