Auralia
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at the former Kaiser-Wilhelm Institut, Muncheberg, Germany. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1967. Fruits have a sweet subacid, aromatic and perfumed flavour.
Synonyms:
Tumanga
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Father to:
Pikkolo
Accession name
Auralia
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
late september 1
Accession No.
1994 - 043 cancel
Accession name
Auralia
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat 1
Height
49.03 mm 1
Width
65.08 mm 1
Ribbing
weak 1
Crown
weak-medium 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Coarseness
coarse 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register