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Zigeunerin
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
- Synonyms:
- Rote Zigeunerin, Zigeunerinapfel
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Oblong 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 63.00mm 2
- Width
- 65.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- strong 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- streaked 2
- Russet
- low 2
- Greasiness
- Strong 2
- Coarseness
- coarse 2
- Flesh Colour
- Greenish 2
Accession No.
1957 - 253
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1939 from the Netherlands. Fruits have rather coarse flesh with an acid flavour.
- Accession name
- Zigeunerin
- Flowering time ›››
- 29th April10% flowering
5th MayFull (80%) flowering
13th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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