Rokewood
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Australia, either Victoria or Western Australia. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951. Fruits have firm, crisp, greenish white flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Bullock's Seedling
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
49.50 mm 2
Width
55.50 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Russet
low 2
Greasiness
Medium 2
Firmness
firm 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Rokewood
Flowering time
30th April 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register