Brettacher Samling

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Synonyms:
Brettacher, Bretttacher

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1951 - 165   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from Germany. Fruits have coarse, crisp flesh with an acid flavour.

Accession name
Brettacher Samling

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
large-very large 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Flat globose 1

Height
69.73 mm 1

Width
87.52 mm 1

Ribbing
medium 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out 1

Russet
very low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Coarseness
coarse 1

Juiciness
juicy-very juicy 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register