Egremont Russet
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in England. It was first recorded in 1872. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, rather dry flesh with a rich, nutty flavour. It is probably the most important commercial russet in the UK at the present time.
Synonyms:
Egremont
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
intermediate, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
51 mm b
Fruit Width
63 mm b
Ribbing
not, or slightly ribbed b
Ground Colour
yellow b
Over Colour
flushed golden brown b
Russet Type
nearly covered with russet b
Flesh Colour
cream, tinged green b
Flesh Texture
compact, firm b
Flavour
sweet, aromatic, distinctive b
Accession name
Egremont Russet (EMLA 1)
Flowering time
30th April 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Ribbing
absent a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour
Brown a
Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush a
Russet
high-very high a
Firmness
firm a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register