Dessert apple
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1967 from Berlin Technical University, Germany. Fruits are fairly rich with a slight aromatic flavour.
Accession name Pommerscher Krummstiel
Flowering time 6th May 10% flowering 11th May Full (80%) flowering19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time Early October a
Size medium-large a
Type Dessert a
Shape Globose a
Ribbing weak-medium a
Crown weak-medium a
Ground Colour Yellow a
Over Colour (Amount) medium-high a
Over Colour Red a
Over Colour (Pattern) striped/mottled a
Russet low a
Firmness firm a
Juiciness dry a
Flesh Colour White a
References: a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.