Batul-alma
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in the early 1800s from Transylvania (Romania). Fruits have crisp flesh with a sweet to subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Batul, Batulin, Batullen, Batullenapfel, Brilliantovoe, Mela Batullen, Narancsalma, Patul, Patul galben, Pomme Batul, Pomme Batullen, Pomme de Transsylvanie, Pomme de Transylvania, Pomme de Transylvanie, Uvegalma
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat globose b
Height
57.00 mm b
Width
63.00 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
low b
Over Colour
Orange b
Russet
very low b
Crunch
crisp b
Coarseness
very fine b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Batul-Alma
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register