Mors de Veau

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1948. Origin: Received from Switzerland.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Flat ^b

Height
58.50 mm ^b

Width
64.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Greasiness
Medium ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 329   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Switzerland. Fruits have firm, fine, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Accession name
Mors de Veau

Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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