Glockenapfel

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Synonyms:
Altlander Glockenapfel, Echter Weisser Glockenapfel, Pomme Cloche, Schweizer Glockenapfel, Weisser Winterglockenapfel

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1948 - 613   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Switzerland. Fruits have crisp flesh with a subacid flavour.

Accession name
Glockenapfel

Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Truncate conical 1

Ribbing
strong 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Russet
very low 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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