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 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Flat globose 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
very high 1

Over Colour
Dark Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out/solid flush 1

Russet
low 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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