Wheeler's Russet

A cinnamon russet apple best stored and eaten in the new year.

Origin: Gloucestershire UK, 1717

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

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Characteristics of Wheeler's Russet apple trees

Use	Dual Cul & Des
Colour	Russet
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Late Oct
Season of use	Dec-Mar
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Disease resistance	Scab - Resistant
Special features	Attractive Blossom
Pollination date	12
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners