Guldborg

Culinary / Dessert apple

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Denmark. It was known in the 1870s. Fruits have firm, white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Gul Corgeable, Guldborgaeble, Maglesuary Stribling

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

Fruit Shape
tall, conic, convex to straight, asymmetric ^b

Fruit Height
61-75 mm ^b

Fruit Width
61-68 mm ^b

Ribbing
strongly ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
creamy yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed pale scarlet flecked scarlet ^b

Russet Type
dotted ^b

Flesh Colour
white ^b

Skin Texture
greasy, thin ^b

Flesh Texture
firm ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Tree
upright ^b

Accession No.
1927 - 018   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Guldborg

Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
64.31 mm ^a

Width
67.43 mm ^a

Ribbing
strong ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
absent ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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