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Tare de Ghinda
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Ghinda, Bistrita, Romania. Known to be very old. Fruits have firm, greenish white flesh with a sweet to subacid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Hartapfel, Tare de Ghinda verde, Windauer Hartapfel, Winter Dauerapfel
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1958 - 111
- Accession name
- Tare de Ghinda
- Flowering time ›››
- 14th May10% flowering
19th MayFull (80%) flowering
26th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late October 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 1
- Height
- 59.18 mm 1
- Width
- 70.19 mm 1
- Ribbing
- medium 1
- Crown
- medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish green 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- absent 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- washed out 1
- Russet
- absent 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Coarseness
- fine 1
- Juiciness
- dry 1
- Flesh Colour
- Greenish 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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