Wheeler's Russet
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in England. Known in 1717. Fruits have a little soft, greenish white flesh with a subacid, slightly sweet and slightly aromatic flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Reinette Grise de Wheeler
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the Gloucestershire Orchard Trust collection (link to website)
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Accession No.
1944 - 001
- Accession name
- Wheeler's Russet
- Flowering time ›››
- 7th May10% flowering
12th MayFull (80%) flowering 20th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Late October 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Globose 1
- Height
- 61.93 mm 1
- Width
- 71.70 mm 1
- Ribbing
- medium 1
- Crown
- absent 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- very low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- washed out 1
- Russet
- very high 1
- Greasiness
- Weak 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Juiciness
- juicy 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 1

- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
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