Renown
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at Welford Park, Newbury, by Charles Ross. First described in 1908. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1908. Fruits have firm, pale yellow flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Peasgood's Nonsuch x Cox's Orange Pippin
Size
large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
69.00 mm 2
Width
95.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Firmness
firm 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
Renown
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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