Moti
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Recorded 1934. From Apuseni Mountains, Romania. Grown in gardens of Transylvania, particularly in the north-west, and sometimes in commercial orchards.
Synonyms:
Moate, Motate
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
intermediate, conic, convex b
Fruit Height
42-63 mm b
Fruit Width
54-78 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye, sometimes ribbed on body b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow b
Over Colour
flushed red b
Russet Type
dotted b
Flesh Colour
greenish or yellowish b
Flesh Texture
very firm b
Flavour
sweet, subacid b
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958 from Muntii Apuseni, Romania. Fruits have very firm flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Accession name
Moti
Flowering time
16th May 10% flowering
22nd May Full (80%) flowering
30th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
Size
medium-large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak-medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out a
Russet
low a
Firmness
firm a
Crunch
crisp a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register