Marienwerder Gulderling
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Recorded 1876. Origin: Received from Germany.
Synonyms:
Gulderling de Marienwerder
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
intermediate to tall, conic to truncate-conic, convex, occasionally straight b
Fruit Height
49-64 mm b
Fruit Width
53-71 mm b
Ribbing
prominent ribs at eye, ribbed on body b
Ground Colour
yellow flecked green b
Over Colour
sometimes flushed gold b
Russet Type
russet dots and netting, russet at base b
Flesh Colour
greenish white b
Flesh Texture
rather soft and coarse b
Flavour
slightly sweet, slightly subacid b
Received by the National Fruit Trials from Germany. Recorded in 1876. Fruits have rather soft, coarse, greenish white flesh with a slightly sweet and slightly subacid flavour.
Accession name
Marienwerder Gulderling
Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat globose a
Height
59.13 mm a
Width
65.24 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
very low a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out a
Russet
low a
Firmness
soft a
Crunch
crumbly a
Coarseness
coarse a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register