White Astrachan

Apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Recorded 1748 (1653 according to Leroy). From Sweden or Russia, probably. Probably grown in Europe.

Synonyms:
Astracan Blanche, Astracan d'Ete, Astracanischer Apfel, Astracanischer Sommer, Astracanischer Sommerapfel, Astrachan, Astrachan Bily, Astrachan White, Astrachanischer Sommerapfel, Astrahan alb, Astrahanka, Astrahanskoe beloe, Astrakan, Astrakan bílý čís. 1., Astrakan bílý., Astrakanischer Sommerapfel, Astrakanskoe bjeloe, Astrakhanskoe beloe, Asztrahani feher, Bial astrahan, Blanche gelee, Blanche Glacee d'Ete, Cicad Apfel, Comte Orloff, d'Astracan, d'Astracan blanche, d'Astrachan Blanche, de Glace, de Glace d'ete, de Glace hative, de Moscovie d'Ete, de Muscovie d'Ete, Eis Apfel, Eisapfel, Fanarika, Gelee, Gelee d'Ete, Glace, Glace de Zeland, Glace de Zelande, Glacee, Glacee d'Ete, Graf Orloff, Gruner Lieflander Sommer Apfel, Hvid Astrakan, Hvit Astrakan, Hvita Klara Astrakaner, Ice Apple, Konstantinopel Apfel, Kvit Astrakan, Malus astracanica, Mela d'Astrakan, Melo d'Astrachan, Moscoviter Apfel, Moscowiter Apfel, Muscovite Transparent, Muscovite Transparent Apple, Muscovite Transparente, Nalivi Jabloky, Nalivnoe zelionoe, Naliwi Jabloky, Olivka belaya, Oliwka biala, Paperovka, Papirovka, Pomme Astrachan, Pomme Blanche glacee, Pomme d'Astracan, Pomme d'Astracan Blanche, Pomme d'Astrachan, Pomme de Glace, Pomme de Glace d'Ete, Pomme de Glace Hative, Pomme de Glace Transparente, Pomme de Moscovie d'Ete, Pomme de Muscovie, Pomme Gelee, Pyrus astracanica, Russian Ice Apple, Russian Transparent, Russicher Eis Apfel, Serti naliv, Sikadapfele Taffitai, The White Astracan Apple, Transparent, Transparent Apple, Transparent d'Astrachan, Transparent de Moscovie, Transparent Muscovie, Transparent Muscovite, Transparente d'Ete, Transparente de Moscovie d'Ete, Transparente de Muscovie d'Ete, Transparente de Zurich, Transparente Muscovie, Transparente Muscovite, Vit Astrakan, Weisser Astracan, Weisser Astrachan, Weisser Astrakan, White Astracan, White Astracan Apple, White Astrakan, White Astrakhan, Zebner Saurer Jacobs Apfel, Zikad

Availability
Not currently held in the National Fruit Collection.

Mother to:
Astrachan Large Fruited

Fruit Size
medium ^a

Fruit Shape
intermediate, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex ^a

Ribbing
ribbed at eye, slightly on body ^a

Ground Colour
whitish green ^a

Over Colour
sometimes tinged gold, sometimes slightly streaked and dotted pale red ^a

Russet Type
occasional slight russet ^a

Flesh Colour
very white ^a

Flesh Texture
fine, tender ^a

Flavour
sweet, subacid, perfumed ^a

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References:
a. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register