New German
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Herefordshire, England. Fruits have somewhat soft, coarse, white tinged green flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Accession name
New German
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
Size
large-very large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Height
74.68 mm 1
Width
93.22 mm 1
Ribbing
very strong 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish green 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Firmness
soft 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register