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Altlander Rosenapfel
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in the Altes Land, Germany. Known in about 1850. Fruits have firm, coarse flesh with an acid flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1951 - 164
- Accession name
- Altlander Rosenapfel
- Flowering time ›››
- 5th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering
17th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late September 1
- Size
- large-very large 1
- Shape
- Flat globose 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- strong-very strong 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Greasiness
- Medium 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Coarseness
- coarse 1
- Juiciness
- juicy 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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