Cretesc Rosu

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1958 - 099   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1957 from Romania. Fruits have coarse, very acid flesh.

Accession name
Cretesc Rosu

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Broad globose conical 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
very weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1

Russet
very low 1

Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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