President Boudewijn
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1935 at the Horticultural Laboratory, Wageningen, The Netherlands. It was introduced in 1952. Fruits have greenish white flesh with a subacid, sweet, aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Jonathan x Cox's Orange Pippin
Fruit Size
very variable b
Fruit Shape
flat, truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
43-54 mm b
Fruit Width
60-73 mm b
Ribbing
very slightly ribbed at eye b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow b
Over Colour
striped orange-red b
Russet Type
russet netting and patches b
Flesh Colour
greenish white b
Skin Texture
rough b
Flavour
subacid, sweet, aromatic b
Accession name
President Boudewijn
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Weak a
Firmness
soft a
Crunch
crisp a
Juiciness
juicy a
Flesh Colour
Yellowish a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register