Altlander Pfannkuchenapfel

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Arose 1840. From Alten land, near Hamburg, Germany.

Synonyms:
Altlander, Echter Pfannkuchenapfel

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
55 mm ^b

Fruit Width
70 mm ^b

Ground Colour
yellow ^b

Over Colour
occasionally red striped ^b

Flesh Colour
cream, tinged green ^b

Skin Texture
smooth, tough ^b

Flesh Texture
soft, fine ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

Accession No.
1951 - 163   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from Germany.

Accession name
Altlander Pfannkuchenapfel

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Coarseness
fine ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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