Woolbrook Russet
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1903 by J.H.Stevens & Son, Woolbrook Nursery, Sidmouth, Devon, England and introduced by them. First fruited in 1912. Received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1930. Fruits have rather coarse-textured, juicy flesh with an acid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Bramley's Seedling x King's Acre Pippin
Size
large b
Type
Culinary b
Shape
Flat b
Height
66.00 mm b
Width
86.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak-medium b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
low b
Over Colour
Orange b
Russet
low-medium b
Greasiness
Weak b
Firmness
firm b
Crunch
crisp b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Woolbrook Russet
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register