White Transparent
syn. Alebastrovoe, Belui nalif, Belui naliv, Bely naliv, Belya naliv, Belyi naliv nastoiascii, Biala prozracina, Biali Nalew, Bjalij naliv, Charlottentaler, Charlottenthaler, Clar Alb, de Revel, Durchsichtiger Sommerapfel, Feher Clar, Fransk Gylling, Franzosischer Sommerapfel, Grand Sultan, Grand-Sultan, Gustav I's Munapple, Hvit Astrakan, Hvit Klarann, Hvitt Klarapple, Inflancka, Inflanckie, Jaune Transparente, Jellow Transparent, Klarapfel, Klargylling, Kornapfel, Livlander Klarapfel, Naliv beli, Naliv Belui, Naliv skvoznoi, Naliv Transparent, Nalivnoe beloe, Nalivnoie Beloie, Nalivnoje Beloje, Naliw Bjelyi, Naliwjoje heloje, Oogstappel, Paperovka, Paperuvka, Papierdwka biala, Papierowka biela, Papierowka letnia, Papirovka, Papirowka, Pipierowka letnia, Pipka Alebastrovaya, Polnischer Papierapfel, Pomme d'Aout, Pomme d'Astracan Blanche, Pomme d'Or, Pomme de Revel, Pomme Transparente, Pomme Transparente Blanche, Pomme Transparente Jaune, Prozracinoe beloe, Prusvitne Zlute, Scharlottenthaler Golba, Sen Vitgul Astrakan, Sklenene zlute, Transparent Blanch, Transparent Blanche, Transparent de St. Leger, Transparent de Zurich, Transparent Jaune, Transparente, Transparente Blanche, Transparente Blanche de St. Leger, Transparente d'Astracan, Transparente d'Ete, Transparente de Moskovie, Transparente de Muscovie d'EtT, Transparente de Saint-Leger, Transparente de St. Leger, Transparente de Zurich, Transparente Jaune, Vinapple, Vitt Klarapple, Weisser Klarapfel, Weisser Transparent, Weisser Transparentapfel, Weisser Transparente, White Transparente, Yellow Transparent, Yellow Transparente
Culinary / Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Introduced to Western Europe in the mid 1800s from Russia or the Baltic States. Fruits have white, rather coarse-textured flesh with an acid and a little sweet flavour. Soon becomes woolly and dry.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Late July
- Flowering
- 1st May (10%) · 6th May (full) · 14th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Flavour
- subacid
- Ribbing
- prominent ribs base to apex
- Fruit size
- medium
- Fruit shape
- tall to intermediate, conic, convex, asymmetric
- Fruit width
- 64-66 mm
- Russet type
- numerous pale dots
- Flesh colour
- white
- Fruit height
- 57-70 mm
- Skin texture
- slightly greasy, some bloom, tough
- Flesh texture
- crisp, tender, coarse
- Ground colour
- pale yellow or whitish
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Culinary / Dessert
- Crown
- medium
- Shape
- Truncate conical
- Crunch
- crisp
- Russet
- very low
- Ribbing
- weak-medium
- Juiciness
- juicy
- Coarseness
- coarse
- Greasiness
- Medium
- Over colour
- n/a
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Whitish yellow
- Over colour amount
- absent
- Over colour pattern
- n/a
Source · National Fruit Collection
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