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Bodil Neergaard

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Discovered in about 1850 by nurseryman Anderson at Flintinge, Lolland, Denmark. Fruits have a sweet, aromatic/vinous flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
5th May (10%) · 10th May (full) · 17th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
vinous, sweet, aromatic
Fruit size
medium
Fruit shape
tall, rectangular
Fruit width
55 mm
Over colour
slight orange flush
Flesh colour
yellowish white
Fruit height
68 mm
Skin texture
waxy
Flesh texture
medium firm, fine
Ground colour
greenish yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
medium
Type
Dessert
Crown
weak
Shape
Conical
Width
67.85 mm
Crunch
crumbly
Height
73.53 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Juiciness
dry
Greasiness
Medium
Over colour
Pink
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour amount
very low
Over colour pattern
washed out

Source · National Fruit Collection

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