Sacramentsappel
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at the Plant Breeding Institute, Wageningen, Netherlands. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1955. Fruits have fine, tender, creamy white flesh with a subacid and slightly rich flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
intermediate to tall, rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
50-64 mm b
Fruit Width
53-71 mm b
Ribbing
prominent ribs base to apex b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow b
Over Colour
flushed orange-red, striped deeper red b
Russet Type
traces of russet, sometimes russet at base b
Flesh Colour
creamy white b
Flesh Texture
fine, tender b
Flavour
subacid, slightly rich b
Flowering Time
late b
Accession name
Sacramentsappel
Flowering time
22nd May 10% flowering
27th May Full (80%) flowering
4th June 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
medium-large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Truncate conical a
Ribbing
strong-very strong a
Crown
strong-very strong a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Crunch
crisp a
Coarseness
fine a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register