Entz-Rosmarin
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated with pomologist Entz, Hungary or could be older. It was named by Bereczki in 1860. Fruits have fine, tender flesh with a subacid and sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
Dulce-amarui, Entz Rosmarin, Entz Rozmarin, Entz Rozmaring, Entz's Rosmarin, Honti alma, Husveti Rosmarin, Husveti rozmarin, Romarin d'Entz, Teli czitrom alma, Teli czitrom-alma
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
tall, truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
59-70 mm b
Fruit Width
58-69 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
yellowish green b
Over Colour
flushed light red b
Russet Type
speckled with russet b
Flesh Colour
whitish, tinged green b
Skin Texture
tough, very greasy b
Flesh Texture
fine, tender b
Flavour
subacid, sweet b
Accession name
Entz-Rosmarin
Accession name
Entz-Rosmarin
Flowering time tree 1
7th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time tree 1
mid october a
Size tree 2
large a
Type tree 2
Dessert a
Shape tree 2
Oblong conical a
Height tree 2
71.95 mm a
Width tree 2
70.15 mm a
Ribbing tree 2
weak-medium a
Crown tree 2
medium a
Ground Colour tree 2
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour tree 2
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern) tree 2
mottled/washed out a
Russet tree 2
low a
Greasiness tree 2
Strong a
Coarseness tree 2
fine a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register