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 name
Wheeler's Russet
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 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 (Amount)
very low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
very high 1
Greasiness
Weak 1
Firmness
soft-medium 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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