Bessemyanka Michurina

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1912 by I.V. Michurin at Michurinsk, Russia. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Skrizhapel x Komsin Bessemyanka

Accession No.
1976 - 103   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Bessemyanka Michurina (MMI06)

Flowering time
28th April 10% flowering
4th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose 1

Height
59.74 mm 1

Width
70.20 mm 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
weak 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
coarse 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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