Roter Munsterlander Borsdorfer
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Described 1948. From Local to Munsterland, Germany.
Synonyms:
Borsdorfer Munsterlander Roter
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
intermediate to tall, rectangular, slightly convex b
Fruit Height
51-65 mm b
Fruit Width
62-74 mm b
Ribbing
sometimes slightly ribbed on body b
Ground Colour
golden yellow b
Over Colour
almost entirely covered with deep red flush b
Russet Type
dense grey-green russet on base, sometimes dots & lines on body b
Flesh Colour
greenish white b
Skin Texture
greasy b
Flesh Texture
firm, somewhat coarse b
Flavour
subacid, slightly sweet b
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from Germany. Fruits have firm, somewhat coarse, greenish white flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.
Accession name
Roter Munsterlander Borsdorfer
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
Size
medium-large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
very weak a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Dark Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out/solid flush a
Russet
low-medium a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
firm a
Coarseness
coarse a
Flesh Colour
Greenish a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register