Russet Lambourne
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A russetted clone of Lord Lambourne. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1971 from D.R. Atkins, Pulborough, West Sussex. Fruits have slightly coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a sweet and good aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Lord Lambourne
Accession name
Russet Lambourne
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
Size
small-medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose 1
Ribbing
weak 1
Crown
absent 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
high-very high 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register