Bietigheimer

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
2000 - 021   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1905 from Bunyard and Veitch. Fruits have crisp, acid flesh. Cooks well.

Accession name
Bietigheimer

Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September 1

Size
large-very large 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Broad globose conical 1

Ribbing
medium 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out 1

Russet
low 1

Firmness
firm-very firm 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Coarseness
coarse 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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