Trotuse
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in the Trotuse Valley, Romania. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948. Fruits have spongy, dry, greenish white flesh with a sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
Turtur
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Trotuse
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Truncate conical 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak-medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled 1
Russet
low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Coarseness
coarse 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register