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Culinary / Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Described 1902. From Sörmland, Stäringe estate, Sweden. Found by a woman gardener. At one time this was recommended for general cultivation in Sweden, but it is now rare.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid August
Flowering
4th May (10%) · 9th May (full) · 16th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
acid to subacid
Ribbing
ribbed at apex and on body
Fruit size
medium
Fruit shape
flat, conic, convex
Fruit width
64 mm
Over colour
flushed dull pinkish and red stripes
Russet type
dotted and streaked with russet
Flesh colour
greenish white to white
Fruit height
51 mm
Flesh texture
coarse, firm, mealy
Ground colour
whitish green
NFC characterisation
Size
medium
Type
Culinary / Dessert
Crown
medium
Shape
Broad globose conical
Crunch
crumbly
Russet
very low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Firmness
firm
Juiciness
dry
Coarseness
coarse
Over colour
Pink
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Whitish green
Over colour pattern
striped/washed out

Source · National Fruit Collection

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