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Citron d'Hiver (Swiss)
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated from Valais, Switzerland. Described in 1925. Fruits have crisp flesh with a subacid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Welsch Nageliapfel, Winterzitrone
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1947 - 100
- Accession name
- Citron d'Hiver (Swiss)
- Flowering time ›››
- 10th May10% flowering
15th MayFull (80%) flowering
22nd May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 1
- Height
- 58.73 mm 1
- Width
- 69.11 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Juiciness
- dry-medium 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019