Kosmonaut

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Haptmanova

Accession No.
1974 - 204   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1974 from Czechoslovakia. Fruits have soft, juicy flesh.

Accession name
Kosmonaut

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Truncate conical 1

Ribbing
weak 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
low 1

Firmness
soft 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register