Lowland Raspberry
syn. Framboise de Livonie, Himbeerapfel Lievlander, Himbeerapfel Livlander, Lieflander Himbeer Apfel, Lieflander Humbeer Apfel, Lieflander Weisse Himbeer, Lievland Raspberry, Liveland Raspberry, Livland Raspberry
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Originated in Russia. It was recorded before 1870. Fruits have fine, tender, white tinged red flesh, with a sweet to subacid, perfumed flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Mid August
- Flowering
- 2nd May (10%) · 6th May (full) · 11th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Flavour
- subacid to sweet, perfumed
- Ribbing
- ribbed base to apex
- Fruit size
- medium
- Fruit shape
- intermediate to flat, rectangular, convex
- Fruit width
- 58-66 mm
- Over colour
- flushed and striped light crimson
- Flesh colour
- white, tinged red
- Fruit height
- 45-50 mm
- Skin texture
- thin, tender, slightly greasy
- Flesh texture
- fine, tender
- Ground colour
- whitish yellow
NFC characterisation
- Size
- small
- Type
- Dessert
- Crown
- weak
- Shape
- Globose
- Width
- 59.70 mm
- Height
- 52.62 mm
- Russet
- absent
- Ribbing
- medium
- Coarseness
- fine
- Greasiness
- Medium
- Over colour
- Red
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Whitish yellow
- Over colour amount
- very low
- Over colour pattern
- striped
Source · National Fruit Collection
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