Schoner aus External

Culinary / Dessert apple

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1951. Origin: Received from Germany.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, truncate-conic, convex, asymmetric ^b

Fruit Height
62-79 mm ^b

Fruit Width
72-84 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
green ^b

Over Colour
flushed and slightly striped dull red ^b

Russet Type
white dots, sometimes russet at base and russet netting ^b

Flesh Colour
white ^b

Skin Texture
slightly greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
soft, coarse ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Accession No.
1951 - 172   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from Germany. Fruits have soft, coarse, white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Accession name
Schoner aus External

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose ^a

Ribbing
strong ^a

Crown
medium-strong ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Juiciness
dry-medium ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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