Bietigheimer

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Introduced to Canada from Germany 1870 approx. From Germany. Obsolete variety.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

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

Fruit Height
72-81 mm ^b

Fruit Width
79-99 mm ^b

Ribbing
broad ribs at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
pale greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
almost entirely covered with bright pinkish red to deep red flush ^b

Russet Type
russet dots ^b

Flesh Colour
creamy white ^b

Flesh Texture
fine, hard, crisp ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

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 ^a

Size
large-very large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
firm-very firm ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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