Herefordshire Russet
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1975 by Mr Hugh Ermen, Faversham, Kent. Introduced in 2003 by Frank P. Matthews Ltd., Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire. Fruits are crisp with a sweet subacid flavour
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.
Accession name
Herefordshire Russet
Flowering time
30th April 10% flowering
2nd May Full (80%) flowering
10th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
57.38 mm 1
Width
63.68 mm 1
Ribbing
weak 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
high-very high 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register