Fraise de Buhler
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated from Buhl near Baden, Germany. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from Switzerland. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Fraise de Buhler
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
Size
large-very large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat 1
Height
64.92 mm 1
Width
88.42 mm 1
Ribbing
medium 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Firmness
firm 1
Coarseness
fine 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register