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 No.
1963 - 053   fingerprint   check_circle

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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