Skovfoged
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in Denmark. Known in the early 1800s. Fruits have firm, fine, rather dry flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Holzvogt Apfel von Lov, Rodt Gauneaeble, Skogsfogedaeble fra Lov, Skogsfogedeapple, Skovfogeable, Skovfogedaeble, Skovfogedaeble fra Lou
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Narrow conical 2
- Size
- medium-large 2
- Height
- 65.00mm 2
- Width
- 63.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- strong 2
- Ground Colour
- Green 2
- Over Colour
- Brown 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- streaked 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Juiciness
- dry 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
1927 - 005
- Accession name
- Skovfoged
- Flowering time ›››
- 30th April10% flowering
5th MayFull (80%) flowering 12th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Late August 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
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