Roter Ananas
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Found at Sieglitzerberg on the Elbe by Richter, Germany. Described in 1854. Fruits have fine, firm, yellowish white flesh becoming pink stained under the skin with a sweet, subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Ananas, Ananas Rouge, Ananasapfel Roter, Ananasnoe Krasnoe, Ananasove Cervene, Bromelia Ananas, Krasnyi Ananas, Rau Ananas, Rod Ananas, Rodt Ananasoeble, Rodt Hdstananasapple, Rothe Ananas, Rother Ananas, Rother Ananasapfel, Rott Ananasaeble, Rott Ananasapple
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Conical 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Russet
very low 2
Greasiness
Medium 2
Firmness
firm 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
Roter Ananas
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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