Batul-alma

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to have originated in the early 1800s from Transylvania (Romania). Fruits have crisp flesh with a sweet to subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Batul, Batulin, Batullen, Batullenapfel, Brilliantovoe, Mela Batullen, Narancsalma, Patul, Patul galben, Pomme Batul, Pomme Batullen, Pomme de Transsylvanie, Pomme de Transylvania, Pomme de Transylvanie, Uvegalma

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Flat globose 2

Height
57.00 mm 2

Width
63.00 mm 2

Ribbing
medium 2

Ground Colour
Yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
low 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Russet
very low 2

Crunch
crisp 2

Coarseness
very fine 2

Flesh Colour
White 2

Accession No.
1948 - 353   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Batul-Alma

Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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