Acklam Russet
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated at Acklam, Yorkshire. Recorded in 1768. Fruits have a firm, greenish-white flesh with a sweet to subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Acklam's Russet, Aclam Russet, Aclam's Russet, Aclemy Russet, Wheeler's Russet
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Acklam Russet
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat 1
Height
55.23 mm 1
Width
68.98 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Green 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1
Over Colour
n/a 1
Russet
high-very high 1
Firmness
firm 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register