Nobil de Geoagiu

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1958. From Romania.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
tall, rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
59 mm ^b

Fruit Width
58 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed on body, prominently at eye ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
flushed dull purplish red ^b

Flesh Colour
whitish ^b

Skin Texture
greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
soft, fine ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

Tree
upright ^b

Accession No.
1958 - 106   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958 from Romania. Fruits have soft, fine, whitish flesh with an acid flavour.

Accession name
Nobil de Geoagiu

Flowering time
29th April 10% flowering
4th May Full (80%) flowering
10th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
small ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Oblong conical ^a

Ribbing
strong ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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