Gyogyi piros
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated either in Romania or Hungary. It was recorded in 1860. Fruits have fairly firm, fine flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
Gyogyer roter, Roter Gyogger, Royii de Geoagiu
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
intermediate, truncate-conic, convex b
Ribbing
not, or slightly ribbed b
Ground Colour
yellowish green b
Over Colour
flushed dull red-brown and crimson stripes b
Flesh Colour
greenish white b
Flesh Texture
fairly firm, fine b
Flavour
subacid, slightly sweet b
Accession name
Gyogyi Piros
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Truncate conical a
Ribbing
very weak a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush a
Firmness
firm a
Crunch
crisp a
Coarseness
fine a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register