Pusztai Sarga
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat 2
Height
48.50 mm 2
Width
57.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Firmness
firm 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Hungary. Fruits have firm, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.
Accession name
Pusztai Sarga
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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