Tare de Ghinda

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Ghinda, Bistrita, Romania. Known to be very old. Fruits have firm, greenish white flesh with a sweet to subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Hartapfel, Tare de Ghinda verde, Windauer Hartapfel, Winter Dauerapfel

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1958 - 111   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Tare de Ghinda

Flowering time
14th May 10% flowering
19th May Full (80%) flowering
26th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Broad globose conical 1

Height
59.18 mm 1

Width
70.19 mm 1

Ribbing
medium 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish green 1

Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Russet
absent 1

Firmness
firm 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Coarseness
fine 1

Juiciness
dry 1

Flesh Colour
Greenish 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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