Rubens

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at the Horticultural Laboratory, Wageningen, Netherlands. Recorded in 1954 and introduced in 1955. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with a sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Reinette Rouge Etoilee x Cox's Orange Pippin

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Oblong 2

Height
54.00 mm 2

Width
57.00 mm 2

Ground Colour
Yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Russet
very low 2

Greasiness
Weak 2

Firmness
firm 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Flesh Colour
Cream 2

Accession No.
1955 - 008   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Rubens

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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