Horskreiger

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
70 mm ^b

Fruit Width
89 mm ^b

Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
streaked pale red ^b

Russet Type
russet dots ^b

Flesh Colour
white ^b

Flesh Texture
tender, crisp ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Accession No.
1950 - 098   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Hoskreiger

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
medium-strong ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Strong ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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