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Red Astrachan
Culinary / Dessert apple
Originated from Russia. It first fruited in the UK in 1816. Fruits have firm, crisp, fairly juicy flesh with a sweet and fair flavour.
Synonyms:
Abe Lincoln, American Red, American Rouge, Anglese Pippin, Anglesea Pippin, Astracan, Astracan rosso, Astracan Rouge, Astrachan, Astrachan cerveny, Astrachan Red, Astrachan Rouge, Astrachanskoe Krasnoe, Astrahan Rosu, Astrahanskoe Krasnoe, Astrakan, Astrakan Rouge, Astrakhan, Astrakhan Rouge, Asztrahani piros, Beauty of Wales, Carmin de Juin, Castle Leno Pippin, Cerven Astrahan, d'Astracan, d'Astracan rouge, der rote astrachanische Sommerapfel, der rothe Astrachanische Sommerapfel, Deterding's Early, Deterling's Early, Duke of Devon, Hamper's American, Kaiserlicher Calvill, Krasnoe astra hanskoe, Olivka Krasnaya, Oliwka czerwona, Pomeroy, Pomme d'Astracan Rouge, Rau Astrakan, Red Astracan, Red Astrachan Apple, Red Astrakhan, Rod Astrakan, Rod Astrakaner, Roda Astrakanska, Rode Astrakan, Roode Astrachaner, Roter Astrachan, Rother Astracan, Rother Astrachan, Rother Astrakan, Rother Astrakhan, Rouge d'Astrachan, Rouge Hative, The Red Astrachan Apple, Transparent Rouge, Transparente Rouge, Vermilion d'Ete, Vermillon d'Ete, Waterloo
Mother to: Astillisch
Father to: Carlton
Shape: Broad globose conical
Size: medium
Ribbing: weak
Ground Colour: Whitish yellow
Over Colour: Red
Over Colour (Amount): high-very high
Russet: very low
Coarseness: coarse
Flesh Colour: Greenish
Flowering time:
26th April 10% flowering
1st May Full (80%) flowering
9th May 90% petal fall
Picking time: Early August