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Woolbrook Russet
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1903 by J.H.Stevens & Son, Woolbrook Nursery, Sidmouth, Devon, England and introduced by them. First fruited in 1912. Received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1930. Fruits have rather coarse-textured, juicy flesh with an acid flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Bramley's Seedling x King's Acre Pippin
- Shape
- Flat 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 66.00mm 2
- Width
- 86.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- low 2
- Russet
- low-medium 2
- Greasiness
- Weak 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1928 - 010
- Accession name
- Woolbrook Russet
- Flowering time ›››
- 7th May10% flowering
12th MayFull (80%) flowering
18th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019