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 ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Oblong ^b

Height
54.00 mm ^b

Width
57.00 mm ^b

Ground Colour
Yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Greasiness
Weak ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
Cream ^b

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 ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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