Gustavs Dauerapfel
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Lobner, Wadenswil, Switzerland. It was first described in 1899. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with a sweet, slightly subacid and perfumed flavour.
Synonyms:
Gustav Dauerapfel, Gustav Durabil, Gustavovo trvanlive
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Gustavs Dauerapfel
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
Size
small-medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Truncate conical 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak-medium 1
Ground Colour
Yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
low-medium 1
Firmness
soft 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Coarseness
fine 1
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register