Tordai Piros Kalvil
Culinary / Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
In existence 1880s (early part). From Transylvania, Torda, Hungary. Multiplied by Berezcki from a single tree that was brought to his attention by Dr Gyula Wolf. Seen by Berezcki 1881, at which time the tree was about 100 years old.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Mid August
- Flowering
- 29th April (10%) · 4th May (full) · 11th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Tree
- upright
- Flavour
- sweet
- Ribbing
- ribbed at eye and on body, generally two prominent ribs
- Fruit size
- small to medium
- Fruit shape
- intermediate to tall, conic to rectangular, convex to straight, slightly asymmetric
- Fruit width
- 39-60 mm
- Over colour
- flushed pinkish red, scarcely striped, numerous pinkish red dots
- Flesh colour
- pale cream
- Fruit height
- 45-57 mm
- Skin texture
- slightly greasy, thick tough
- Flesh texture
- soft, coarse
- Ground colour
- pale yellowish green
NFC characterisation
- Size
- small-medium
- Type
- Culinary / Dessert
- Crown
- medium
- Shape
- Globose conical
- Russet
- very low
- Ribbing
- strong
- Firmness
- soft
- Juiciness
- dry
- Coarseness
- coarse
- Greasiness
- Medium
- Over colour
- Orange
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Whitish yellow
- Over colour amount
- low
- Over colour pattern
- mottled/washed out
Source · National Fruit Collection
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