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Elise Rathke

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised either by Rathke of Pravst near Danzig or by A. Duhring of Elbinge, Germany. It was first recorded in 1884. Fruits have fine, soft flesh with a subacid and moderately sweet and spicy flavour.

Synonyms:
Elisa Rathké, Elisa Rathke, Elisa Ratk, Eliza Ratke, Rote Reinette
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1949 - 050

  

Accession name
Elise Rathke (MM106)
Flowering time  ›››
9th May10% flowering
14th MayFull (80%) flowering
21st May90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
Size
small 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
55.26 mm 1
Width
59.28 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour Amount
low-medium 1
Over Colour Pattern
striped/mottled 1
Russet
very low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Crunch
crumbly 1
Coarseness
fine 1
Juiciness
dry 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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