Gelber Munsterlander Borsdorfer

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Synonyms:
Borsdorfer Munsterlander Gelber

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1951 - 167   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from Germany. Fruits have fine, firm, crisp flesh with a subacid, slightly rich flavour.

Accession name
Gelber Munsterlander Borsdorfer

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

Size
small-medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Broad globose conical 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
absent 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out 1

Russet
low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Firmness
firm 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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