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Savstaholm
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A chance seedling found in 1851 by nurseryman C.F. Rydstrom, Savstaholm, Sodermanland, Sweden. Fruits have crisp, tender, rather coarse flesh with a subacid to slightly sweet flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Apfel von Softaholm, Saefstaholm, Saefstaholm Rosenapple, Saefstaholm's Rosenapfel, Safstaholms Apfel, Safstaholms Rosenapfel, Safstaholms Rosenapple, Safstaholms-apple, Safstaholmsaple, Safstanholm, Saftsaholms, Satstaholm, Sevstaholm
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Sports:
- P.J. Bergius
- Shape
- Conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 58.50mm 2
- Width
- 66.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Whitish green 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Coarseness
- coarse 2
Accession No.
1927 - 003
- Accession name
- Savstaholm
- Flowering time ›››
- 28th April10% flowering
4th MayFull (80%) flowering
11th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid August 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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