Wilstedter

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Recorded 1936. Origin: Received from Germany. In the German Federal directory of fruit varieties.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate to tall, rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
65-77 mm ^b

Fruit Width
69-84 mm ^b

Ribbing
strongly ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
flushed red, striped light and dark red ^b

Russet Type
russet at base ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
slightly greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
soft, coarse ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Accession No.
1951 - 209   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
Wilstedter

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
17th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish green ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ^a

Russet
low-medium ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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