Gibbon's Russet

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated from Cork, Ireland. It was recorded in 1897. Fruits have firm, tender, fine flesh with a sweet, slightly aromatic flavour.

Synonyms:
Gibson's Russet

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate to flat, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
45 mm ^b

Fruit Width
57 mm ^b

Ribbing
not ribbed ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish white ^b

Over Colour
slight orange or pink flush ^b

Russet Type
russet dots and veins, rough russet round eye ^b

Flesh Colour
very white ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, tender, fine ^b

Flavour
sweet, slightly aromatic ^b

Accession No.
1905 - 005   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Gibbon's Russet

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat globose ^a

Height
52.48 mm ^a

Width
65.31 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
very weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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