Ruzena Blahova

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Mother x James Grieve

Accession No.
1974 - 206   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1974 from Prague University, Czechoslovakia. Fruits have soft, juicy flesh with a sweet flavour.

Accession name
Ruzena Blahova

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

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.