Chusenrainer
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Found in about 1852 by Joh. Waller, growing wild in Chusenrain - Sempach, Switzerland. It was named in 1891 by R. Stalder of Meggen. Fruits have soft flesh with an insipid flavour.
Synonyms:
Chusenrain, Pomme de Chuesenrain
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium b
Type
Culinary b
Shape
Flat b
Height
44.00 mm b
Width
62.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Firmness
soft b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Chusenrainer
Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
19th May Full (80%) flowering
26th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register