Miskolci Kormos

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1948. From Hungary.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
tall, truncate-conic to rectangular, convex to straight ^b

Fruit Height
52-59 mm ^b

Fruit Width
53-62 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
a little russet base and apex and on body ^b

Russet Type
slightly dotted ^b

Flesh Colour
creamy white ^b

Skin Texture
tough ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, fine ^b

Flavour
subacid, slightly sweet ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 389   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Hungary. Fruits have firm, fine, creamy white flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.

Accession name
Miskolci Kormos

Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
n/a ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
n/a ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Weak ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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