Prinzen Apfel

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Germany. Known in the 1700s. Fruits have fairly fine, tender, firm, yellowish-white flesh with a slightly sweet, subacid flavour.

Synonyms:

Ananas Apfel, Ananasapfel, Berliner, Berliner Hasenkopf, Bruderapfel, Bunter Langhans, Bunter Langhaus, Citronapple, de Prince, Dunnstiel, Dynnoe, Englischer Flaschen Apfel, Englischer Flaschenapfel, Fass-Apfel, Fassches Apfel, Fejedelmialma, Flaschenapfel, Flaskaeble, Flaskeaeble, Frankischer Nonnen Apfel, Frankischer Nonnenapfel, Friedel-Apfel, Glockenapfel, Haber Apfel, Haber-Apfel, Haberapfel, Haferapfel, Hasenkopf, Hasenkopf von Lubben, Hasenkopf von Lubbon, Hasenkopf von Luebben, Klapperapfel, Klockapple, Kniazeka, Knyazheskoe, Ksiazece, Ksiazece melonowe, Mela melone, Melon, Melonapple, Melonen, Melonen Apfel, Melonenapfel, Monchsklos, Nonnen, Nonnen Apfel, Nonnenapfel, Nonnentute, Nonnentutte, Nonnetit, Nonnetitte, Nonnetity, Nun, Nun's Apfel, Pomme de Prince, Pomme Grelot, Pomme Melon, Princesse, Print, Printsovskoe, Prinz, Prinzen, Prinzen-Apfel, Prinzenapfel, Rechtac prinouv, Rehtac Soudkovity, Retechtac sondkovity, Roll-Apfel, Rotgesprengter Schlotter Apfel, Rotgestreifter Schlotterapfel, Schlotterapfel von d. Flees, Shlotter Apfel von dem Flees, Tonkostebelnoe, Trompeter Apfel, Trompeterapfel, Walzen Apfel

Availability

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Shape

Ellipsoid ²

Size

medium-large ²

Height

76.00mm ²

Width

70.50mm ²

Ribbing

medium ²

Ground Colour

Green yellow ²

Over Colour

Orange ²

Over Colour (Pattern)

streaked ²

Russet

low ²

Coarseness

fine ²

Flesh Colour

Yellowish ²

Accession No.

1947 - 050

  

Accession name

Prinzen Apfel

Flowering time  ›››

7th May10% flowering
12th MayFull (80%) flowering
21st May90% petal fall

Picking time

Late September ¹

References:

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.

2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register