Halberstadter Jungfernapfel
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in the Harz area of Germany. It was recorded in 1885. Fruits have firm, rather coarse flesh with a moderately sweet and subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Halberstadter Jungfern Apfel, Schmuck Apfel
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Mother to:
Geheimrat Breuhahn
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Ellipsoid b
Height
59.00 mm b
Width
64.50 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Firmness
firm b
Coarseness
coarse b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Halberstadter Jungfernapfel
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register