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Dulmener Rosenapfel

syn. Dulmener Herbstrosenapfel

Culinary / Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised in about 1870 by schoolmaster Jager at Dulmen, Westphalia, Germany. Fruits are sweet and juicy with an aromatic flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid September
Flowering
3rd May (10%) · 8th May (full) · 16th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
sweet-sour, aromatic
Ribbing
prominent ribs base to apex
Fruit size
medium to large
Fruit shape
variable, tall to flat, truncate-conic, convex
Over colour
streaked dark red
Russet type
sometimes a little russet
Flesh colour
yellowish white
Skin texture
very greasy
Flesh texture
fine
Ground colour
yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
large-very large
Type
Culinary / Dessert
Crown
medium
Shape
Globose conical
Width
89.51 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
75.80 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
strong
Coarseness
fine
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour amount
low
Over colour pattern
striped/mottled

Source · National Fruit Collection

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