Astillisch

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1929 at the former Kaiser-Wilhelm Institut, Muncheberg, Germany. Fruits have soft, juicy flesh and can be rather acid.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Red Astrachan x Signe Tillisch

Fruit Size
large ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye ^b

Ground Colour
yellow ^b

Over Colour
variable dark red flush (none to entirely covered) ^b

Skin Texture
bloom ^b

Accession No.
1967 - 002   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Astillisch

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid August ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
high ^a

Over Colour
Dark Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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