Gewurzluiken

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium-large ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Broad globose conical ²

Height
60.00 mm ²

Width
67.00 mm ²

Ribbing
weak ²

Ground Colour
Green yellow ²

Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high ²

Over Colour
Orange ²

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ²

Firmness
firm ²

Flesh Colour
Greenish ²

Accession No.
1951 - 175   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from Germany. Fruits have firm flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.

Accession name
Gewurzluiken

Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
17th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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