Nobil de Geoagiu

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1958 - 106   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958 from Romania. Fruits have soft, fine, whitish flesh with an acid flavour.

Accession name
Nobil de Geoagiu

Flowering time
29th April 10% flowering
4th May Full (80%) flowering
10th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
small 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Oblong conical 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)
solid flush 1

Russet
very low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Firmness
soft 1

Crunch
crisp 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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