Klunster
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from Jork Fruit Research Station, near Hamburg, Germany. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with a subacid flavour.
Accession name
Klunster
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
Size
small 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose 1
Ribbing
strong 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1
Over Colour
Pink 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
very low 1
Firmness
firm 1
Coarseness
fine 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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