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Red Musk
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Limpsfield, Surrey, England. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951. Fruits have soft, coarse, white flesh with an acid flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1951 - 004
- Accession name
- Red Musk
- Flowering time ›››
- 9th May10% flowering
14th MayFull (80%) flowering
21st May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid September 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Height
- 67.25 mm 1
- Width
- 76.82 mm 1
- Ribbing
- strong 1
- Crown
- medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish green 1
- Over Colour
- Pink 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/solid flush 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Greasiness
- Medium 1
- Juiciness
- juicy 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019