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Yamborka
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have been raised at the State Research Station for Pomology, Kustendil, Bulgaria. It was new in 1957. Fruits have firm, fine, white flesh which browns very quickly when cut. It has a very acid flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1957 - 080
- Accession name
- Yamborka
- Flowering time ›››
- 9th May10% flowering
14th MayFull (80%) flowering
21st May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Ribbing
- weak 1
- Crown
- weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- very low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- washed out 1
- Russet
- very low 1
- Greasiness
- Strong 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Coarseness
- fine 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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