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.

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Oblong 2

Height
64.00 mm 2

Width
70.00 mm 2

Ribbing
medium 2

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Russet
very low 2

Firmness
firm 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Flesh Colour
Greenish 2

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 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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