Rosmarina bianca

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in the Botzen district of the Tyrol, Italy. Known by the early 1800s. Fruits have fairly fine, tender flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Bile rozmarinove, Botzner Rosmarin-Apfel, Edelweisser, Feher Rozmarin alma, Italian Rose, Italienischer Weisser Rosmarin, Mela Carla de Rosmarino, Mela de Rosmarino, Mela di Rosmarino, Pomme Romarin blanche, Romarin Blanc, Romarin Blanche, Rosmarin belii, Rosmarino, Rosmarino bianco, Rosmarynowe tyrolskie, Rozmarin Alb, Rozmarin alma, Rozmarin belui, RozmarynovT Fenix, Weisse italienische Rosmarinapfel, Weisser Italienischer Rosmarin, Weisser Italienischer Rosmarinapfel, Weisser Rosmarin, Weisser Rosmarinapfel, Weisser Rosmarinapfel Italienische, Weisser Schlotter- Apfel, White Romarin

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1951 - 197   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Rosmarina Bianca

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Culinary / Dessert 1

Shape
Conical 1

Ribbing
weak 1

Crown
weak-medium 1

Ground Colour
Yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1

Over Colour
Pink 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled 1

Russet
low 1

Firmness
soft 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Coarseness
fine 1

Flesh Colour
White 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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