Auralia
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at the former Kaiser-Wilhelm Institut, Muncheberg, Germany. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1967. Fruits have a sweet subacid, aromatic and perfumed flavour.
Synonyms:
Tumanga
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Schoner von Nordhausen
Father to:
Pikkolo
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular, convex b
Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
yellow b
Over Colour
sometimes slightly flushed orange b
Flavour
sweet, subacid, aromatic, perfumed b
Accession name
Auralia
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
late september a
Accession No.
1994 - 043 cancel
Accession name
Auralia
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat a
Height
49.03 mm a
Width
65.08 mm a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
weak-medium a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/washed out a
Russet
low a
Coarseness
coarse a
Juiciness
juicy a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register