Sacramentsappel

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at the Plant Breeding Institute, Wageningen, Netherlands. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1955. Fruits have fine, tender, creamy white flesh with a subacid and slightly rich flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1955 - 026   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Sacramentsappel

Flowering time
22nd May 10% flowering
27th May Full (80%) flowering
4th June 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Truncate conical 1

Ribbing
strong-very strong 1

Crown
strong-very strong 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
low 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Coarseness
fine 1

Flesh Colour
White 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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