Bukhovitsa

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1957 - 075   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1957 from Bulgaria. Fruits have crisp flesh with a very acid flavour.

Accession name
Bukhovitsa

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Broad globose conical 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush 1

Russet
absent 1

Greasiness
Strong 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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