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Hoskreiger

syn. Heidelocher, Horskreiger, Hoskrieger

Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Origin unknown but recorded in 1831. Fruits have tender, crisp, white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
9th May (10%) · 15th May (full) · 23rd May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
subacid
Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye
Fruit size
large
Fruit shape
flat, rectangular, convex
Fruit width
89 mm
Over colour
streaked pale red
Russet type
russet dots
Flesh colour
white
Fruit height
70 mm
Flesh texture
tender, crisp
Ground colour
yellowish green
NFC characterisation
Size
large
Type
Culinary
Crown
medium-strong
Shape
Broad globose conical
Crunch
crisp
Russet
low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Firmness
soft
Greasiness
Strong
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Whitish yellow
Over colour amount
very low
Over colour pattern
washed out

Source · National Fruit Collection

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