White Transparent
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Introduced to Western Europe in the mid 1800s from Russia or the Baltic States. Fruits have white, rather coarse-textured flesh with an acid and a little sweet flavour. Soon becomes woolly and dry.
Synonyms:
Alebastrovoe, Belui nalif, Belui naliv, Bely naliv, Belya naliv, Belyi naliv nastoiascii, Biala prozracina, Biali Nalew, Bjalij naliv, Charlottentaler, Charlottenthaler, Clar Alb, de Revel, Durchsichtiger Sommerapfel, Feher Clar, Fransk Gylling, Franzosischer Sommerapfel, Grand Sultan, Grand-Sultan, Gustav I's Munapple, Hvit Astrakan, Hvit Klarann, Hvitt Klarapple, Inflancka, Inflanckie, Jaune Transparente, Jellow Transparent, Klarapfel, Klargylling, Kornapfel, Livlander Klarapfel, Naliv beli, Naliv Belui, Naliv skvoznoi, Naliv Transparent, Nalivnoe beloe, Nalivnoie Beloie, Nalivnoje Beloje, Naliw Bjelyi, Naliwjoje heloje, Oogstappel, Paperovka, Paperuvka, Papierdwka biala, Papierowka biela, Papierowka letnia, Papirovka, Papirowka, Pipierowka letnia, Pipka Alebastrovaya, Polnischer Papierapfel, Pomme d'Aout, Pomme d'Astracan Blanche, Pomme d'Or, Pomme de Revel, Pomme Transparente, Pomme Transparente Blanche, Pomme Transparente Jaune, Prozracinoe beloe, Prusvitne Zlute, Scharlottenthaler Golba, Sen Vitgul Astrakan, Sklenene zlute, Transparent Blanch, Transparent Blanche, Transparent de St. Leger, Transparent de Zurich, Transparent Jaune, Transparente, Transparente Blanche, Transparente Blanche de St. Leger, Transparente d'Astracan, Transparente d'Ete, Transparente de Moskovie, Transparente de Muscovie d'EtT, Transparente de Saint-Leger, Transparente de St. Leger, Transparente de Zurich, Transparente Jaune, Vinapple, Vitt Klarapple, Weisser Klarapfel, Weisser Transparent, Weisser Transparentapfel, Weisser Transparente, White Transparente, Yellow Transparent, Yellow Transparente
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Mother to:
Milton
Early McIntosh
Wrixparent
Father to:
Lodi
Accession name
White Transparent
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late July 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Culinary / Dessert 1
Shape
Truncate conical 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1
Over Colour
n/a 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
n/a 1
Russet
very low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Coarseness
coarse 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register