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Apple treesHerefordshire Russet | |||||
Herefordshire Russet is a modern russet apple variety, with an excellent strong Cox-like flavour.
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Growing | |||||
Gardening skill? | Average | ||||
Cropping | Good | ||||
Fertility? | Not self-fertile | ||||
Flowering group? | 3 | ||||
Pollinating others? | Average | ||||
Ploidy? | Diploid | ||||
Vigour? | Weak growing | ||||
Bearing regularity? | Regular | ||||
Fruit bearing? | Spur-bearer | ||||
Fruit persistence? | Normal ripening | ||||
Using | |||||
Picking season? | Late | ||||
Use / keeping? | 1-2 months | ||||
Flavour quality? | Very good | ||||
Flavour style | Sweeter | ||||
Looking after | |||||
Overall disease resistance? | Average | ||||
Identification | |||||
Country of origin | United Kingdom | ||||
Period of origin | 2000 | ||||
Fruit colour | Russet | ||||
Blossom colour | Pink - light | ||||
Leaf colour | Green |