Berner Rosen
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Discovered by nurseryman Daepp of Oppligen, Switzerland. First fruited in 1888. Fruits have fine, greenish white tinged red flesh with a subacid, aromatic flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Berner Rosenapfel, Berner Rosenæble, Bernska rozova, Bernské růžové, Bernské růžové nové, Bernskoe rozovoe, BernskT ruzovT, Neuer Berner Rosenapfel, Nouvelle Rose de Berne, Pomme Rose de Berne, Rose de Berne, Roz de Berna, Rozanka bernenska, Rozovoe bernskoe
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Oblong 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 57.50mm 2
- Width
- 62.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Dark Red 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- high-very high 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- Greenish 2
Accession No.
1947 - 067
- Accession name
- Berner Rosen
- Flowering time ›››
- 7th May10% flowering
11th MayFull (80%) flowering 17th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Early October 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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