Herma
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Raised in the 1930s at the former Kaiser Wilhelm Institut, Muncheberg, Brandenburg, Germany. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1977. Fruits are crisp and juicy. Skin can be tough.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Late October
- Flowering
- 5th May (10%) · 9th May (full) · 17th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- large
- Type
- Dessert
- Crown
- medium
- Shape
- Globose
- Width
- 78.58 mm
- Crunch
- crisp
- Height
- 67.20 mm
- Russet
- very low
- Ribbing
- strong
- Firmness
- soft
- Juiciness
- juicy
- Greasiness
- Medium
- Over colour
- Red
- Flesh colour
- Cream
- Ground colour
- Yellow
- Over colour amount
- medium
- Over colour pattern
- striped/washed out
Source · National Fruit Collection
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