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Zoete Ermgaard

syn. Sweet Ermgaard

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Originated in the Netherlands. Known since 1864. Fruits have firm, crisp, coarse, dry, creamy white flesh with a sweet, slightly subacid flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
14th May (10%) · 20th May (full) · 29th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
medium
Type
Dessert
Shape
Narrow conical
Width
62.00 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
57.00 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
medium
Firmness
firm
Juiciness
dry
Coarseness
coarse
Greasiness
Weak
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour pattern
striped

Source · National Fruit Collection

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