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Boiken

syn. Beuken, Birken, Birkin, Boiken Apfel, Boiken-alma, Boiken-Apfel, Boikenapfel, Boikenapple, Boikovo, Boikovo jablko, Bojkovo, Bolken, Jablko Boikovo, Pomme Boiken, Zlotka Boikena

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised in Bremen, Germany and named after Dikewarden Boike. Known since 1828. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy, acid flesh with very little flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Late October
Flowering
9th May (10%) · 14th May (full) · 21st May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
large
Type
Dessert
Shape
Flat
Width
76.50 mm
Height
62.50 mm
Ribbing
strong
Firmness
firm-very firm
Coarseness
coarse
Greasiness
Medium
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour pattern
striped

Source · National Fruit Collection

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