Rode Wagenaar
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at IVT, Wageningen, the Netherlands. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1963. Fruits are crisp and juicy with a refreshing flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Rode Wagenaar
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Truncate conical 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out/solid flush 1
Russet
low 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register