Redfree
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Purdue, Rutgers and Illinois Universities, Lafayette, Indiana, USA. Introduced in 1981. Fruits are sweet and crisp with an insipid flavour. Scab resistant.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.
Parentage:
Raritan x Melba X M. floribunda
Accession name
Redfree
Flowering time
27th April 10% flowering
30th April Full (80%) flowering
9th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose 1
Height
58.84 mm 1
Width
69.85 mm 1
Ribbing
weak 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Whitish green 1
Over Colour (Amount)
high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1
Russet
absent 1
Greasiness
Strong 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register