Rampale

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
small-medium ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Flat ²

Ground Colour
Yellow ²

Over Colour
Red ²

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked ²

Russet
low ²

Crunch
crisp ²

Flesh Colour
White ²

Accession No.
1947 - 201   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from France. Fruits have crisp, whitish flesh with a sweet, vinous, perfumed flavour.

Accession name
Rampale

Flowering time
15th May 10% flowering
22nd May Full (80%) flowering
29th May 90% petal fall

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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