Bukhovitsa

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received by NFT 1957. From Probably arose in Kustendil, Bulgaria.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Thought to be Skrinyanka

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate to tall, truncate-conic to rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
55-63 mm ^b

Fruit Width
63-70 mm ^b

Ribbing
strongly ribbed base to apex ^b

Ground Colour
green ^b

Over Colour
flushed light red with darker streaks ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, crisp, a little coarse ^b

Flavour
very acid ^b

Accession No.
1957 - 075   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1957 from Bulgaria. Fruits have crisp flesh with a very acid flavour.

Accession name
Bukhovitsa

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush ^a

Russet
absent ^a

Greasiness
Strong ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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