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Ard Cairn Russet
A Sweet apple from Ireland said to taste like a banana.
Origin: Ireland, 1890
Pollination: Ard Cairn Russet is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >
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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 Ard Cairn Russet
Ard Cairn Russet apple was discovered in by Baylor Hartland of Ard Cairn Nursery, Cork, Ireland c1890. Received RHS Award of Merit 1910.Medium sized, round apple. Golden russet skin with an orange red flush. Cream coloured, dry flesh. Sweet with almost no acidity. Said to taste like a banana. Vigorous, upright tree.
Characteristics of Ard Cairn Russet apple trees
| Use | Dessert |
| Colour | Russet |
| Flavour | Sweet |
| Fruit size | Medium |
| Picking time | Late Sep |
| Season of use | Sep-Dec |
| Tree vigour | Moderate |
| Tree habit | Upright-spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | Heavy |
| Disease resistance | Scab - Resistant |
| Pollination date | 12 |
| Pollination group | D |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
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