Gronsvelder Klumpke

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Grown in The Netherlands and Belgium. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Rood Klumpke, Sabot de Gronsveld

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Eisdener Klumpke

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Oblong ^b

Height
64.00 mm ^b

Width
70.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 604   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Gronsvelder Klumpke

Flowering time
12th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
26th 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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