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Gyogyi piros

syn. Gyogyer roter, Roter Gyogger, Royii de Geoagiu

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Thought to have originated either in Romania or Hungary. It was recorded in 1860. Fruits have fairly firm, fine flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Early October
Flowering
2nd May (10%) · 7th May (full) · 15th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
subacid, slightly sweet
Ribbing
not, or slightly ribbed
Fruit size
medium
Fruit shape
intermediate, truncate-conic, convex
Over colour
flushed dull red-brown and crimson stripes
Flesh colour
greenish white
Flesh texture
fairly firm, fine
Ground colour
yellowish green
NFC characterisation
Size
medium
Type
Dessert
Shape
Truncate conical
Crunch
crisp
Ribbing
very weak
Firmness
firm
Coarseness
fine
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Green yellow
Over colour pattern
striped/solid flush

Source · National Fruit Collection

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