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Trotuse

syn. Turtur

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Originated in the Trotuse Valley, Romania. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948. Fruits have spongy, dry, greenish white flesh with a sweet flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Late October
Flowering
7th May (10%) · 13th May (full) · 21st May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
sweet, no acidity
Ribbing
not ribbed
Fruit size
medium
Fruit shape
flat to intermediate, conic, convex
Fruit width
58-69 mm
Over colour
flushed purplish red, some stripes
Russet type
whitish dots, russet at base
Flesh colour
greenish white
Fruit height
46-59 mm
Skin texture
greasy
Flesh texture
spongy, dry
Ground colour
green
NFC characterisation
Size
medium
Type
Dessert
Crown
weak-medium
Shape
Truncate conical
Crunch
crisp
Russet
low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Juiciness
juicy
Coarseness
coarse
Greasiness
Medium
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Whitish yellow
Over colour amount
low
Over colour pattern
mottled

Source · National Fruit Collection

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