Rubens

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at the Horticultural Laboratory, Wageningen, Netherlands. Recorded in 1954 and introduced in 1955. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with a sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Reinette Rouge Etoilee x Cox's Orange Pippin

Size
medium ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Oblong ²

Height
54.00 mm ²

Width
57.00 mm ²

Ground Colour
Yellow ²

Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high ²

Over Colour
Red ²

Russet
very low ²

Greasiness
Weak ²

Firmness
firm ²

Coarseness
fine ²

Flesh Colour
Cream ²

Accession No.
1955 - 008   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Rubens

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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