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Aromatic Russet
A beautiful golden russet apple with an intense sweet-sharp flavour.
Origin: England UK, 1850
Pollination: Aromatic Russet is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners
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History and description of Aromatic Russet
The origins of Aromatic Russet apple are uncertain. It is probably the same as the 19th Century Aromatic Russet introduced in the UK around 1850. Medium sized round-conical fruit. Beautiful golden russet skin. Firm, juicy flesh with an intense sweet-sharp, acid drop flavour.Characteristics of Aromatic Russet apple trees
| Use | Dessert |
| Colour | Russet |
| Flavour | Sweet-Sharp |
| Fruit size | Medium |
| Picking time | Mid Oct |
| Season of use | Nov-Feb |
| Tree vigour | Moderate |
| Tree habit | Upright-spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | |
| Disease resistance | Scab - Resistant |
| Pollination date | 8 |
| Pollination group | C |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
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