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Hibernal

syn. Orsimoi, Orsimui, Osimoe, Romna

Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Either Russian or originated in the USA and sent to Russia. It is said to have gone to Russia in 1870 and recorded in the USA in 1880. Fruits have firm, coarse flesh with an acid and astringent flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Early September
Flowering
30th April (10%) · 6th May (full) · 12th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
acid, astringent
Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body
Fruit size
medium to large
Fruit shape
flat to intermediate, truncate-conic, convex
Fruit width
65-75 mm
Over colour
flushed orange-red with crimson splashes
Russet type
russet in cavity and on base
Flesh colour
yellowish white
Fruit height
50-61 mm
Flesh texture
firm, coarse
Ground colour
greenish yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
large-very large
Type
Culinary
Crown
weak-medium
Shape
Flat
Width
84.14 mm
Height
65.53 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
strong
Firmness
firm
Coarseness
coarse
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Whitish yellow
Over colour amount
low-medium
Over colour pattern
striped/solid flush

Source · National Fruit Collection

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