Boiken
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in Bremen, Germany and named after Dikewarden Boike. Known since 1828. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy, acid flesh with very little flavour.
Synonyms:
Beuken, Birken, Birkin, Boiken Apfel, Boiken-alma, Boiken-Apfel, Boikenapfel, Boikenapple, Boikovo, Boikovo jablko, Bojkovo, Bolken, Jablko Boikovo, Pomme Boiken, Zlotka Boikena
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat b
Height
62.50 mm b
Width
76.50 mm b
Ribbing
strong b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Greasiness
Medium b
Firmness
firm-very firm b
Coarseness
coarse b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Boiken
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register