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Ringstad
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1818 by Notary Frans Rundberg at Ringstad near Norrkoping, Sweden. Fruits have fine, loose textured, crisp, white flesh with a sweet, slightly acid and aromatic flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Notariens apple, Ringstadable, Ringstadsapple
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- very high 2
- Greasiness
- Medium 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1927 - 012
- Accession name
- Ringstad
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering
16th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early September 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019