Vlaanderens Roem Rode Boskoop

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1948. Origin: Received from Belgium.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate to flat, truncate-conic, convex, sometimes asymmetric ^b

Fruit Height
62-73 mm ^b

Fruit Width
75-87 mm ^b

Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
flushed scarlet ^b

Russet Type
russet dots ^b

Flesh Colour
creamy white ^b

Skin Texture
smooth, tough ^b

Flesh Texture
soft, fine ^b

Flavour
sweetish, subacid ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 605   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Belgium. Fruits have soft, fine, creamy white flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.

Accession name
Vlaanderens Roem Rode Boskoop

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

Size
large-very large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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