Steirischer Roter Marschansker
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Appears to be a form of Steirischer Marschansker. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from Germany. Fruits have firm, crisp, slightly coarse, greenish white flesh with a slightly sweet, subacid and slightly aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
intermediate to tall, rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
49-58 mm b
Fruit Width
56-63 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye, slightly on body b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow tinged gold b
Russet Type
russet dots b
Flesh Colour
greenish white b
Skin Texture
thick, tough b
Flesh Texture
firm, crisp, slightly coarse b
Flavour
slightly sweet, subacid, slightly aromatic b
Accession name
Steirischer Roter Marschansker
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
small-medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out a
Russet
low a
Firmness
firm-very firm a
Crunch
crisp a
Coarseness
coarse a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register