Martini
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Found in 1875 near Kollmar in Holstein, Germany. Fruits have firm, crisp, creamy white tinged green flesh with a subacid sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
Martiniapfel
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin or Prinzen Apfel or Edelsborsdorfer x Unknown
Sports:
Red Martini
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Ellipsoid b
Height
53.50 mm b
Width
55.50 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
low b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked b
Firmness
firm b
Crunch
crisp b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Martini
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register