Klunster
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Known 1930s. From Was very popular in Altenland, especially between Luhe and Este, Germany. Fell out of favour in the 1950s.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Mid October
- Flowering
- 4th May (10%) · 11th May (full) · 18th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Flavour
- subacid
- Ribbing
- prominent ribs at eye, ribbed on body
- Fruit size
- medium to large
- Fruit shape
- flat, rectangular, convex
- Fruit width
- 56-71 mm
- Over colour
- sometimes flushed brownish orange
- Russet type
- heavy greenish-brown russet at base, dots and netting elsewhere
- Flesh colour
- greenish white
- Fruit height
- 43-55 mm
- Flesh texture
- firm, fine
- Ground colour
- greenish yellow
NFC characterisation
- Size
- small
- Type
- Dessert
- Crown
- medium
- Shape
- Globose
- Russet
- very low
- Ribbing
- strong
- Firmness
- firm
- Juiciness
- dry-medium
- Coarseness
- fine
- Over colour
- Pink
- Flesh colour
- Cream
- Ground colour
- Whitish yellow
- Over colour amount
- very low
- Over colour pattern
- washed out
Source · National Fruit Collection
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