Pusztai Sarga

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Graft received by Berezcki 1865. From Hungary.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Flat ^b

Height
48.50 mm ^b

Width
57.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^b

Over Colour
Orange ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 397   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Hungary. Fruits have firm, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Accession name
Pusztai Sarga

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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