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Ralls Janet
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated on the farm of Caleb Ralls in Amherst County, Virginia, USA. First known in about 1800. Fruits have firm, crisp, tender flesh with a subacid, slightly sweet, aromatic flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Genet, Geneton, Geniton, Gennetin, Genneting, Gennetting, Ginet, Indiana Janetting, Indiana Jannetting, Janet, Janet de Rawle, Janetting, Jefferson Pippin, Jeniton, Jennett, Jennette, Jenniton, Missouri Janet, Never Fail, Neverfail, Ralls, Ralls Genet, Raul's Genetting, Raul's Gennetting, Raule Jannet, Raule's Genet, Raule's Janet, Raule's Janett, Raule's Janette, Raule's Jannating, Raule's Jannet, Raule's Janneting, Raule's Jannette, Raule's Jannetting, Raule's Jennetting, Rawl's Janet, Rawle's Genet, Rawle's Gennett, Rawle's Gennetting, Rawle's Janet, Rawle's Janett, Rawle's Jannet, Rawle's Jennet, Rawle's Jenneting, Rawle's Jennette, Rawles Janet, Rawles' Jannet, Red Never Fail, Red Neverfail, Rock Remain, Rock Rimmon, Rockremain, Rockrimmon Rowle's Janet, Royal Janette, Winter Genneting, Winter Jannetting, Winter Jounetting, Yellow Janett, Yellow Janette
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Mother to:
- Fuji
- Kyokko
- Fukunishiki
- Shinko
- Amanishiki
- Horei
- Megumi
- New Fuji
- Father to:
- Fukutami
- Shape
- Truncate conical 2
- Size
- small-medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- streaked/mottled 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Coarseness
- fine-medium 2
Accession No.
1953 - 133
- Accession name
- Ralls Janet
- Flowering time ›››
- 13th May10% flowering
18th MayFull (80%) flowering 26th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Late October 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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