Tare de Ghinda

Dessert apple

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.

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

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

Fruit Height
48-66 mm ^b

Fruit Width
57-77 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed base to apex and strongly at eye ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
sometimes a faint orange flush, ^b

Russet Type
russet dots and occasional patches, ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
tough ^b

Flesh Texture
firm ^b

Flavour
sweet to subacid ^b

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 ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Height
59.18 mm ^a

Width
70.19 mm ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish green ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
absent ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Juiciness
dry ^a

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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