Brownlees' Russet
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in England and introduced by William Brownlees of Hemel Hempstead in about 1848. Fruits are juicy and somewhat acid, with a pleasant nutty flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Brownlee Russet, Brownlee's graue Reinette, Brownlee's Russet, Brownlee's Seedling Russet, Brownlees, Brownlees graue Reinette, Brownlees Russet, Brownlees Seedling Russet, Brownlees-Reinette, Brownlees' Renette, Brownlees' Seedling Russet, Brownlees's Russet, Brownley's Russet, Reinette Grise Brownlees', Reinette grise de Brownlee, Reinette grise de Brownlees, Renet seryi Braunlis
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Croft Pendarren)
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 50.00mm 2
- Width
- 63.00mm 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Brown 2
- Russet
- high-very high 2
- Flesh Colour
- Greenish 2
Accession No.
1957 - 179
- Accession name
- Brownlees Russet
- Flowering time ›››
- 3rd May10% flowering
9th MayFull (80%) flowering 15th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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
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