Morkrod

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A sport of Gravenstein having red stripes. Originated in either Denmark or Sweden. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1960. Fruits have crisp, rather coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a pleasant mixture of sweetness and acidity with a distinctive flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Gravenstein

Accession No.
1960 - 060   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Morkrod

Flowering time
27th April 10% flowering
3rd May Full (80%) flowering
10th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Culinary / Dessert 1

Shape
Flat globose 1

Ribbing
strong 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
low 1

Crunch
medium 1

Flesh Colour
White 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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