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Wilkenburger Herbstreinette
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
- Synonyms:
- Reinette d'Automne de Wilkenbourg, Reinette d'Automne de Wilkenburg, Weisse Sommer Reinette, Weisse Sommerreinette, Wilkenburger Herbst Reinette, Wilkenburger Weisse Sommer Reinette, Wilkinburger Weisse Sommer Reinette
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Flat globose 2
- Size
- small-medium 2
- Height
- 47.50mm 2
- Width
- 53.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Russet
- low 2
- Greasiness
- Weak 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- Yellowish 2
Accession No.
1947 - 365
Recorded in 1861. Fruits have firm, crisp, fine, yellowish white flesh with a sweet, slightly subacid flavour.
- Accession name
- Wilkenburger Herbstreinette
- Flowering time ›››
- 28th April10% flowering
3rd MayFull (80%) flowering
10th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late August 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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