Sikulai-alma

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Hungary. First recorded in 1875. Fruits have firm, fine, greenish white to cream flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
de Sikula, Seklerapfel, Siculane, Sikula, Sikulaer Apfel, Sikulaerapfel, Sikulai Alma, Sikulaske, Szekely- alma, Szekelyalma

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium-large ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Broad globose conical ^b

Height
58.50 mm ^b

Width
70.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 399   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Sikulai Alma

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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