Leathercoat Russet

An ancient apple with a thick dark russet skin which gives it its name.

Origin: England UK, 1600

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

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Characteristics of Leathercoat Russet apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Russet
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Mid Oct
Season of use	Dec-Mar
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Disease resistance	Scab - Resistant
Pollination date	8
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile triploid
Pollinators	Pollination partners