Rosanne

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated with Mr Waller of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Fruits have soft, juicy, pink stained flesh with a perfumed flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Devonshire Quarrenden x Democrat

Accession No.
1974 - 323   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Rosanne

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat globose ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very high ^a

Over Colour
Dark Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out/solid flush ^a

Russet
low ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.