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Gyogyi piros
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated either in Romania or Hungary. It was recorded in 1860. Fruits have fairly firm, fine flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Gyogyer roter, Roter Gyogger, Royii de Geoagiu
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1948 - 368
- Accession name
- Gyogyi Piros
- Flowering time ›››
- 2nd May10% flowering
7th MayFull (80%) flowering
15th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early October 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Truncate conical 1
- Ribbing
- very weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/solid flush 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Coarseness
- fine 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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