Red Fameuse

Apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A coloured sport of Fameuse. Received by the National Fruit Trials via Scotland from Yugoslavia. Fruits have rather soft, fine-textured, juicy flesh with a very sweet and vinous flavour similar to McIntosh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Fameuse

Accession No.
1967 - 076   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Red Fameuse

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
late september 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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