Guldborg

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Denmark. It was known in the 1870s. Fruits have firm, white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Gul Corgeable, Guldborgaeble, Maglesuary Stribling

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1927 - 018   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Guldborg

Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Culinary / Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Height
64.31 mm 1

Width
67.43 mm 1

Ribbing
strong 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
absent 1

Coarseness
coarse 1

Juiciness
dry 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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