Joseph Musch

Culinary / Dessert apple

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originally found by Joseph Musch, Belgium. Recorded in 1872. Fruits are sweet to eat and also cook well. Good resistance to scab and mildew.

Synonyms:
Iosif Mush, Musch

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
variable, intermediate, truncate-conic, convex ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
pale yellow ^b

Over Colour
bright red flush and stripes ^b

Russet Type
russet at base ^b

Flesh Colour
whitish yellow ^b

Flesh Texture
rather coarse, dry ^b

Flavour
subacid, sweet ^b

Accession No.
1996 - 023   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Joseph Musch

Flowering time
30th April 10% flowering
3rd May Full (80%) flowering
10th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

Size
large-very large ^a

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Height
66.75 mm ^a

Width
89.18 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
low-medium ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Juiciness
dry ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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