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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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