Spatbluhender Taffetapfel
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in the nursery of Hohenheim Agricultural Institute, Germany. Introduced by Lucas. Recorded in 1872. Fruits have fine, white flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
Ebner's Taffet Apfel, Ebner's Taffetapfel, Ebner's Tapt Apfel, Spatbl~hender Taffet Apfel, Spathbluhender Taffet Apfel, Taffetapfel spatbluhenden, Taftyanoe pozdnotsvetushchee
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Oblong 2
Height
46.00 mm 2
Width
56.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Russet
very low 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Spatbluhender Taffetapfel
Flowering time
6th June 10% flowering
11th June Full (80%) flowering
18th June 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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