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Karmijn de Sonnaville
An fantastically well flavoured large Dutch russet.
Origin: Netherlands, 1949
Pollination: Karmijn de Sonnaville is a self-sterile triploid and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >
British-grown 
All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification.
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History and description of Karmijn de Sonnaville
One of the strongest flavoured russet, also good for baking and drying.Characteristics of Karmijn de Sonnaville apple trees
| Use | Dual Cul & Des |
| Colour | Flushed |
| Flavour | Aromatic |
| Fruit size | Medium |
| Picking time | Early Oct |
| Season of use | Oct-Dec |
| Tree vigour | Vigorous |
| Tree habit | Spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | Good |
| Special features | Good for Juice |
| Pollination date | 12 |
| Pollination group | D |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile triploid |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
| Parentage | Belle de Boskoop Cox's Orange Pippin Jonathan |
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