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Prinz Albrecht von Preussen

syn. Albrechtapfel, Albrechtappel, Albrechtsapfel, Prinz Albrecht

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised in 1865 by Braun, Kamenz, Schleswig, Germany. Fruits have fine, soft, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Late September
Flowering
8th May (10%) · 13th May (full) · 20th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
subacid
Ribbing
sometimes slightly ribbed at eye
Fruit size
large
Fruit shape
intermediate to flat, rectangular, convex
Fruit width
69-78 mm
Over colour
flushed orange-red to brownish red, streaked carmine
Russet type
russet at base
Flesh colour
greenish white
Fruit height
52-45 mm
Skin texture
sticky, thin
Flesh texture
fine, soft
Ground colour
greenish yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
large-very large
Type
Dessert
Crown
very weak
Shape
Flat
Width
80.95 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
63.59 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
weak
Firmness
soft
Coarseness
fine
Greasiness
Medium
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Whitish yellow
Over colour amount
medium
Over colour pattern
striped/mottled

Source · National Fruit Collection

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