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Konigin Sophiensapfel

syn. Blanke Zoete Renet, Kirkes Lemon Pippin, Konigin Sophien's Apfel, Konigin Sophienapfel, Konigin Sophiens, Lemon Pippin, Limonien Apfel, Quince, Reine Sophie, Sofiya, Winter Queen

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Originated in the mid-late 1700s probably in England. It was first distributed by Loddiges as Winter Queen and renamed by German pomologist Diel. Fruits have soft, dry, mealy flesh with a slightly subacid flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
3rd May (10%) · 9th May (full) · 16th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
medium
Type
Dessert
Shape
Ellipsoid
Width
63.00 mm
Height
73.50 mm
Russet
very low
Ribbing
medium
Firmness
soft
Juiciness
dry
Coarseness
coarse
Over colour
Brown
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Green yellow

Source · National Fruit Collection

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