Szacsvay Tafota

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Transylvania, Hungary. Recorded in 1876. Fruits have crisp, somewhat coarse flesh with a slightly sweet and subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Szacsvari taffota

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1948 - 405   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Szacsvay Tafota

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September 1

Size
small 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Flat globose 1

Ribbing
very weak 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish green 1

Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1

Over Colour
n/a 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
n/a 1

Russet
very low 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Coarseness
coarse 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register