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| Apple Egremont Russet | |||||
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| Summary | The definitive English russet apple, with the charateristic sweet/dry "nutty" flavour. | ||||
Identification | Egremont Russet | ||||
| Fruit colour | Yellow / Gold | ||||
| Flesh colour | White to Cream, pale yellow | ||||
| Fruit size | Variable | ||||
| Fruit shape | Flat-round | ||||
Using | Egremont Russet | ||||
| Flavor | Good | ||||
| Flavour style | Dry / Nutty | ||||
| Ripening period | |||||
| Use/Keeping | |||||
| Cooking result | |||||
Growing | Egremont Russet | ||||
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Good | ||||
| Vigour | Slightly small | ||||
| Pollination | Flowering group 2 Partially self-fertile Blossom frost-resistance | ||||
| Gardening skill | Very easy | ||||
| Problems | Scab - Very resistant Fireblight - Some susceptibility Bitter pit - Some susceptibility | ||||
Other | Egremont Russet | ||||
| Country of origin | United Kingdom | ||||
| Other qualities | Awards 1993 |