Munster Tulip
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Ireland. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1950. Fruits have firm, tender, fine, white flesh with a slightly acid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Munster Tulip
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Culinary / Dessert 1
Shape
Flat globose 1
Height
52.49 mm 1
Width
65.80 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
low-medium 1
Firmness
firm 1
Coarseness
fine 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register