Gelber Munsterlander Borsdorfer

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1951. From Local to the Munsterland, from West of Lower Saxony to Northern Westphalia, Germany. 'Old variety' according to Rolff.

Synonyms:
Borsdorfer Munsterlander Gelber

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate to flat, rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
48-52 mm ^b

Fruit Width
56-63 mm ^b

Ribbing
not ribbed ^b

Ground Colour
yellow ^b

Over Colour
brownish red flush and streaks ^b

Russet Type
russet traces over body, solid russet over base ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish cream ^b

Skin Texture
slightly rough, rather tough ^b

Flesh Texture
fine, firm, crisp ^b

Flavour
subacid, slightly rich ^b

Accession No.
1951 - 167   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from Germany. Fruits have fine, firm, crisp flesh with a subacid, slightly rich flavour.

Accession name
Gelber Munsterlander Borsdorfer

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
absent ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crisp ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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