Rose Rouge

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1950 - 178   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1950 from France. Fruits have firm, coarse, whitish flesh with a subacid flavour.

Accession name
Rose Rouge (Loire)

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Flat globose 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low 1

Over Colour
Pink 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Russet
low 1

Firmness
firm 1

Coarseness
coarse 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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