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Kaiser Wilhelm
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Discovered in about 1800 by Head Teacher Hesselman in Witzhelden, Kreis Solingen, Germany. Introduced by the mid 1800s. Fruits have crisp, fine flesh with a subacid, sweet and spicy flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Cesarz Wilhelm, Emperator Wilhelm, Empereur Guillaume, Imperator Vilgelm, Reneta Czerwona, Vilemovo, Vilgelm, Wilhelmapfel
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Harberts Reinette x Unknown
Accession No.
1958 - 062
- Accession name
- Kaiser Wilhelm
- Flowering time ›››
- 9th May10% flowering
15th MayFull (80%) flowering
21st May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early October 1
- Size
- large-very large 1
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 1
- Height
- 74.05 mm 1
- Width
- 83.25 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/solid flush 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Greasiness
- Medium 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Juiciness
- dry-medium 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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