Roter Sauergrauech
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A more highly coloured sport of Sauergrauech. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from Switzerland. Fruits have fine, soft, greenish white flesh with a slightly sweet, vinous, aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Sauergrauech Rouge
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Oblong 2
Height
54.00 mm 2
Width
57.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Brown 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
very low 2
Firmness
soft 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Roter Sauergrauech
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register