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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. 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 |
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