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Bodil Neergaard
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Discovered in about 1850 by nurseryman Anderson at Flintinge, Lolland, Denmark. Fruits have a sweet, aromatic/vinous flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1927 - 004
- Accession name
- Bodil Neergaard
- Flowering time ›››
- 5th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering
17th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Conical 1
- Height
- 73.53 mm 1
- Width
- 67.85 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Pink 1
- Over Colour Amount
- very low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- washed out 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Greasiness
- Medium 1
- Crunch
- crumbly 1
- Juiciness
- dry 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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