Sacramentsappel
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at the Plant Breeding Institute, Wageningen, Netherlands. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1955. Fruits have fine, tender, creamy white flesh with a subacid and slightly rich flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Sacramentsappel
Flowering time
22nd May 10% flowering
27th May Full (80%) flowering
4th June 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
Size
medium-large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Truncate conical 1
Ribbing
strong-very strong 1
Crown
strong-very strong 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
low 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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