Mere de Baia

Culinary / Dessert apple

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Recorded 1934. From Moldova, Romania.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
tall, rectangular, convex to straight ^b

Fruit Height
82 mm ^b

Fruit Width
86 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
blotched and streaked pinkish red ^b

Russet Type
dotted and flecked with russet ^b

Flesh Colour
creamy white ^b

Flesh Texture
crisp, coarse ^b

Flavour
slightly sweet, subacid ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 688   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Romania. Fruits have crisp, coarse, creamy white flesh with a slightly sweet, subacid flavour.

Accession name
Mere de Baia

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
Pink ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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