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Horskreiger
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Origin unknown but recorded in 1831. Fruits have tender, crisp, white flesh with a subacid flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1950 - 098
- Accession name
- Horskreiger
- Flowering time ›››
- 9th May10% flowering
15th MayFull (80%) flowering
23rd May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- medium-strong 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- very low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- washed out 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Greasiness
- Strong 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019