Elise Rathke
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised either by Rathke of Pravst near Danzig or by A. Duhring of Elbinge, Germany. It was first recorded in 1884. Fruits have fine, soft flesh with a subacid and moderately sweet and spicy flavour.
Synonyms:
Elisa Rathké, Elisa Rathke, Elisa Ratk, Eliza Ratke, Rote Reinette
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
intermediate to flat, truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
46-50 mm b
Fruit Width
53-60 mm b
Ribbing
not, or slightly ribbed at eye b
Ground Colour
yellow b
Over Colour
flushed pink, streaked red b
Russet Type
brown dots b
Flesh Colour
yellowish green b
Skin Texture
greasy b
Flesh Texture
fine, soft b
Flavour
subacid, moderately sweet, spicy b
Tree
weeping b
Accession name
Elise Rathke (MM106)
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
small a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
55.26 mm a
Width
59.28 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
very low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
soft a
Crunch
crumbly a
Coarseness
fine a
Juiciness
dry a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register