Mate Denes Dr.

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1948. From Hungary.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Flat globose ^b

Ribbing
weak ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour
Brown ^b

Crunch
crisp ^b

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 388   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Hungary. Fruits have fairly crisp, greenish white flesh with a sweet flavour.

Accession name
Mate Denes Dr.

Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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