Orbai Alma
Culinary / Dessert apple
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Hungary. Recorded in 1882. Fruits have soft, coarse, greenish white flesh with a very acid flavour.
Synonyms:
Apfel von Orba, Magotlan, Orbaischer Apfel, Orbaiskaya verba-yablonya, Orbaiskaya Yablonya, Orbay-Alma, Orbayscher Apfel, Pomme Orbai, Waiden Apfel, Weiden Apfel
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
tall, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex to straight, asymmetric b
Fruit Height
62-73 mm b
Fruit Width
61-76 mm b
Ribbing
strongly ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
yellowish green b
Over Colour
not, or slightly flushed orange-red b
Flesh Colour
greenish white b
Skin Texture
slightly greasy b
Flesh Texture
soft, coarse b
Flavour
very acid b
Tree
upright b
Accession name
Orbai Alma
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
Size
medium a
Type
Culinary / Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
69.03 mm a
Width
69.62 mm a
Ribbing
medium-strong a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
very low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
soft a
Coarseness
coarse a
Juiciness
dry a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register