Schurapfel

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Catalogued 1934. Origin: Received from Germany.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
59-77 mm ^b

Fruit Width
73-90 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed and striped pale orange ^b

Russet Type
russet at base, russet dots ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
very greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
soft, coarse ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Accession No.
1951 - 200   fingerprint   check_circle

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

Accession name
Schurapfel

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

Picking time
Early October ^a

Size
large-very large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
medium-strong ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Crunch
crumbly ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Juiciness
dry-medium ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register