Redwing

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to have been raised by Charles Ross. Recorded in 1908. Fruits have soft, mealy, creamy yellow flesh with a very sweet flavour.

Synonyms:
Red Wing

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Oblong ^b

Height
54.00 mm ^b

Width
64.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Russet
low ^b

Greasiness
Weak ^b

Firmness
soft ^b

Coarseness
coarse ^b

Flesh Colour
Cream ^b

Accession No.
1978 - 219   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Redwing

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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