Rubens (UK NFC) apple

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A dry and fairly soft apple with a noticeable hint of bananas, and a very attractive old-fashioned appearance.

Rubens is a particularly attractive Cox-style apple, originating from the Netherlands in the 1950s. The flavour is sweet and pleasant but not particularly remarkable. The flesh is quite soft and dry.

Not to be confused with a new variety from Italy with the same name which has just started to be promoted to supermarkets - see Rubens®.

Last updated 10 Jun 2010.

Summary

Species: Malus domestica
Parentage: Cox's Orange Pippin and Reinette Rouge Etoilee
Origin: Wageningen, Netherlands
Introduced: 1954
Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 117400

Growing

Fertility: Self-sterile
Triploid: No

Relationships to other varieties

Parents and other ancestors of this variety:

Cox's Orange Pippin (parent)

Rubens (UK NFC) identification photos from official fruit collections

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18 Oct 2011		JoanneNetherlands
	I just had a Rubens from my local grocers. It was very (almost too) sweet, crunchy and surprisingly juicy so the description of dry, soft flesh didn't seem accurate to me.

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