Red Falstaff apple

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A red-coloured sport of Falstaff, a popular garden apple tree.

Last updated 02 Jan 2011.

Summary

Species: Malus domestica
Parentage: James Grieve x Golden Delicious
Origin: Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Introduced: 1983
Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 159000

Identification

Fruit colour: Red

Using

Good for eating fresh
Good for juice
Flavour quality: Very good
Flavour style: Sweet/Sharp
Ripening period: Late season
Use / keeping: 2-3 weeks

Growing

Cropping: Heavy
Flowering period: Mid season
Flowering group: 3
Fertility: Self-fertile
Triploid: No
Vigour: Slightly small
Precocity: Precocious
Gardening skill: Very easy
General disease resistance: Average

Climate

Suitable for temperate climates

Relationships to other varieties

This variety is a sport (natural genetic mutation) of:

Falstaff

Parents and other ancestors of this variety:

Golden Delicious (parent)
James Grieve (parent)

Red Falstaff identification photos from official fruit collections

UK National Fruit Collection

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Red Falstaff identification photos from website visitors

Red Falstaff - a sport of Falstaff with an attractive red flush

Red Falstaff tree, M9 rootstock - note the heavy crop which is typical of this variety

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Fruit tree register

Do you have a tree of this variety in your garden or orchard? If so please register the details here and contribute to our international register of fruit trees.

The following Red Falstaff trees have been registered - click the name to view more details of each tree.

You can also view these trees on a map.

United Kingdom

Alan Elsbury in CHIPPENHAM, WILTSHIRE
Alexander Todd in MARCH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Dan in SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE
Daniel Carr in BRADFORD, WEST YORKS
Lucy Newbury in MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE
Mr Graeme M Fraser in Penicuik, Midlothian
Mrs Sophie Wiles in FLAMBOROUGH, EAST YORKSHIRE
Nigel Holmes in ABERGELE, CONWY
Robin Slater in DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Roger Drage in BURTON LATIMER, Northamptonshire
russellallan@btinternet.com in rugby, warwickshire
russellallan@btinternet.com in rugby, warwickshire

Spain

Angie in JALON, ALICANTE

Latest Spring blossom records for this variety

2012 season

28th April 2012 - tree owned by Roger in BURTON LATIMER, United Kingdom
25th April 2012 - tree owned by Nigel in ABERGELE, United Kingdom
16th April 2012 - tree owned by Angie in JALON, Spain

2011 season

27th April 2011 - tree owned by Alexander in MARCH, United Kingdom
18th April 2011 - tree owned by Nigel in ABERGELE, United Kingdom
16th April 2011 - tree owned by russellallan@btinternet.com in rugby, United Kingdom
10th April 2011 - tree owned by Roger in BURTON LATIMER, United Kingdom

2010 season

7th May 2010 - tree owned by Nigel in ABERGELE, United Kingdom
2nd May 2010 - tree owned by Roger in BURTON LATIMER, United Kingdom
29th April 2010 - tree owned by russellallan@btinternet.com in rugby, United Kingdom

2009 season

10th May 2009 - tree owned by Nigel in ABERGELE, United Kingdom

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Latest harvest records for this variety

2012 season

2011 season

2nd week October 2011 - tree owned by Nigel in ABERGELE, United Kingdom

2010 season

2nd week October 2010 - tree owned by Nigel in ABERGELE, United Kingdom
October 2010 - tree owned by russellallan@btinternet.com in rugby, United Kingdom

2009 season

3rd week October 2009 - tree owned by Nigel in ABERGELE, United Kingdom

Mature heights for Red Falstaff trees

This table shows the likely mature height for a Red Falstaff tree taking into account the vigor of the variety, the rootstock, and soil conditions.

Rootstock	Soil quality
Rootstock	Poor	Below average	Average	Above average	Very good
P22	2.1 ft 0.6 m	2.6 ft 0.8 m	3.2 ft 1.0 m	3.9 ft 1.2 m	4.7 ft 1.5 m
M27	2.4 ft 0.7 m	3.0 ft 0.9 m	3.6 ft 1.1 m	4.5 ft 1.4 m	5.4 ft 1.7 m
M9	3.6 ft 1.1 m	4.5 ft 1.4 m	5.4 ft 1.7 m	6.8 ft 2.1 m	8.1 ft 2.5 m
Bud.9	3.6 ft 1.1 m	4.5 ft 1.4 m	5.4 ft 1.7 m	6.8 ft 2.1 m	8.1 ft 2.5 m
Geneva 11	3.6 ft 1.1 m	4.5 ft 1.4 m	5.4 ft 1.7 m	6.8 ft 2.1 m	8.1 ft 2.5 m
Geneva 16	4.2 ft 1.3 m	5.3 ft 1.6 m	6.3 ft 1.9 m	7.9 ft 2.4 m	9.5 ft 2.9 m
M26	4.5 ft 1.4 m	5.6 ft 1.7 m	6.8 ft 2.1 m	8.4 ft 2.6 m	10.1 ft 3.1 m
Geneva 30	4.8 ft 1.5 m	6.0 ft 1.8 m	7.2 ft 2.2 m	9.0 ft 2.8 m	10.8 ft 3.3 m
MM102	4.8 ft 1.5 m	6.0 ft 1.8 m	7.2 ft 2.2 m	9.0 ft 2.8 m	10.8 ft 3.3 m
M7	5.4 ft 1.7 m	6.8 ft 2.1 m	8.1 ft 2.5 m	10.1 ft 3.1 m	12.2 ft 3.7 m
M116	5.4 ft 1.7 m	6.8 ft 2.1 m	8.1 ft 2.5 m	10.1 ft 3.1 m	12.2 ft 3.7 m
MM106	6.0 ft 1.8 m	7.5 ft 2.3 m	9.0 ft 2.8 m	11.3 ft 3.5 m	13.5 ft 4.1 m
MM111	6.9 ft 2.1 m	8.6 ft 2.6 m	10.4 ft 3.2 m	12.9 ft 4.0 m	15.5 ft 4.8 m
Bud.118	7.8 ft 2.4 m	9.8 ft 3.0 m	11.7 ft 3.6 m	14.6 ft 4.5 m	17.6 ft 5.4 m
M25	8.7 ft 2.7 m	10.9 ft 3.3 m	13.1 ft 4.0 m	16.3 ft 5.0 m	19.6 ft 6.0 m

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Where to buy apples

No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.