Knobby Russet

A heavily russetted unusual shaped apple.

Origin: Sussex UK, 1820

Pollination: Knobby Russet is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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Characteristics of Knobby Russet apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Russet
Flavour	Strong
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Mid Oct
Season of use	Dec-Mar
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Pollination date	6
Pollination group	B
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners