Roba

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A more highly coloured clone of Erwin Baur. Fruits have fairly firm flesh with a sweet to subacid, aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.

Parentage:
Geheimrat Doktor Oldenburg x Unknown

Accession No.
1994 - 055   fingerprint   cancel

Accession name
Roba

Flowering time
22nd April 10% flowering
24th April Full (80%) flowering
3rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Flat globose 1

Height
55.12 mm 1

Width
67.37 mm 1

Ribbing
weak 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
very low 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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