Stafner Rosen

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to be of American origin. Described in 1924. Fruits have firm, fine, greenish white flesh with a sweet, subacid, aromatic flavour.

Synonyms:
Rose de Staefa, Rose de Stafa, Stafner Rosenapfel

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate to flat, truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
61-70 mm ^b

Fruit Width
69-81 mm ^b

Ribbing
strongly ribbed at eye, ribbed on body ^b

Ground Colour
greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed pale red ^b

Russet Type
russet dots and patches, russet at base and apex ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, fine ^b

Flavour
sweet, subacid, aromatic ^b

Accession No.
1947 - 096   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Stafner Rosen

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
strong ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register