Freiherr von Berlepsch
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1880 in Grevenbroich, Rheinland, Germany by Diedrich Uhlhorn junior. Fruits have crisp flesh with a subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Baron Barlepsh, Baron de Berlepsch, Berlepsch, Berlepsch's Gold-Reinette, Berlepsch's Goldreinette, Berlepschova reneta, Berlepschs Goldrenette, Freiherr von Berlepsch Gold- Reinette, Gold-Reinette Freiherr von Berlepsch, Goldrenette Freiherr von Berlepsch, Reinette dorTe de Berlepsch, Reinette Freiherr von Berlepsch, Renet Berlepsch, Renet zolotoi Berlepsha
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Ananas Reinette x Ribston Pippin
Father to:
Anna Boelens
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat b
Height
54.00 mm b
Width
63.00 mm b
Ribbing
strong b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
very low b
Crunch
crisp b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Freiherr von Berlepsch
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register