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norfolk royal russet

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Description

A russeted sport found by the Rev. C. E. Wright in his garden in Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk. Intensely coloured fruit, said to have an even better flavour than the original!
Latin name: Malus domestica 'Norfolk Royal Russet'
Type: dessert
Uses: eat fresh
Flavour: 
very good, sweet/sharp
Pollination group: 3
Flowering time: 11 May (start) 16 May (full) 22 May (over)
Picking time:   early September 
Eating/storing time:  2-3 weeks
Size:  small - medium
Rootstock:   M25
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Year planted: 2012

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