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Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Well known 1900. From Bulgaria. Common in Kjustendil and Plovdiv until mid 20th century, also traditionally grown in Macedonia and Albania.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
13th May (10%) · 18th May (full) · 26th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
subacid
Ribbing
slightly ribbed
Fruit size
medium to large
Fruit shape
intermediate, conic, convex
Fruit width
64-71 mm
Over colour
flushed orange, mottled red
Flesh colour
white, veined green
Fruit height
53-62 mm
Flesh texture
firm, fine
Ground colour
pale greenish yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
medium-large
Type
Dessert
Crown
weak-medium
Shape
Globose conical
Crunch
crisp
Russet
low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Firmness
soft
Juiciness
dry-medium
Over colour
Brown
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Whitish yellow
Over colour amount
low
Over colour pattern
mottled

Source · National Fruit Collection

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