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Banziger
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
An American variety which was introduced in about 1890 to Switzerland as 'Amerikaner'. Fruits have sweet, softish flesh.
- Synonyms:
- Amerikaner, I'Americaine, Simonler
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Narrow conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 65.00mm 2
- Width
- 70.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Pink 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- low 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- Greenish 2
Accession No.
1947 - 095
- Accession name
- Banziger
- Flowering time ›››
- 5th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering
16th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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