Boiken
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in Bremen, Germany and named after Dikewarden Boike. Known since 1828. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy, acid flesh with very little flavour.
Synonyms:
Beuken, Birken, Birkin, Boiken Apfel, Boiken-alma, Boiken-Apfel, Boikenapfel, Boikenapple, Boikovo, Boikovo jablko, Bojkovo, Bolken, Jablko Boikovo, Pomme Boiken, Zlotka Boikena
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat 2
Height
62.50 mm 2
Width
76.50 mm 2
Ribbing
strong 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Greasiness
Medium 2
Firmness
firm-very firm 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Boiken
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register