Ildrod Pigeon
syn. Eldrau Pigeon, Eldrod Pigeon, Eldrott Duvapple, Feuerroter Pigeon, Feuerroter Taubenapfel, Golubok ognenno-krasnyi, Ilrood Pigeon, M0rkerod Pigeon, Morke rod Pigeon, Pigeon rouge feu, Taubenapfel Feuerroter, Yldrod Pigeon, Ylrod Pigeon
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Thought to have originated on the Island of Fyn, Denmark. It was known to have been in existence in 1840. Introduced by Mathiesens nursery in about 1873. Fruits have firm, crisp, fine white flesh with a sweet, subacid and slightly aromatic flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Early October
- Flowering
- 3rd May (10%) · 10th May (full) · 18th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- Truncate conical
- Width
- 55.00 mm
- Crunch
- crisp
- Height
- 55.00 mm
- Russet
- very low
- Ribbing
- medium
- Firmness
- firm
- Coarseness
- fine
- Over colour
- Pink
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Yellow
- Over colour amount
- high-very high
Source · National Fruit Collection
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