Muntenesti

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1948 - 645   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Romania. Fruits have compact, very white flesh with an acid flavour.

Accession name
Muntenesti

Flowering time
14th May 10% flowering
19th May Full (80%) flowering
25th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Truncate conical 1

Ribbing
medium-strong 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
low 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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