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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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