Orbai Alma
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.
Accession name
Orbai Alma
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Culinary / Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
69.03 mm 1
Width
69.62 mm 1
Ribbing
medium-strong 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
very low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Firmness
soft 1
Coarseness
coarse 1
Juiciness
dry 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register