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Apple varieties, Switzerland

Rubinette

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it¹:

Raised in 1966 by Plant Breeder Walter Havenstein, Switzerland. Fruits are crisp and juicy with a good, aromatic flavour.

Sources

Rubinette (accession 1988 - 015), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (late september); the other names.