Keresi Muskotaly
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Received by Berezcki 1882. From Raised in Kercs village in Szabolcs county, north-east Hungary (Berezcki says Bereg county), Hungary. Found by Mr Imre Uary in his mother's vineyard.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Height
45.00 mm b
Width
51.00 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Whitish green b
Over Colour (Amount)
low b
Over Colour
Brown b
Firmness
firm-very firm b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Hungary. Fruits have hard, fine flesh with a slightly sweet flavour.
Accession name
Kercsi Muskotaly
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
5th 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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