Geheimrat Doktor Oldenburg
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1897 at the Vine, Fruit & Horticulture Station, Geisenheim, Germany. Fruits have fine, softish flesh with a subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Geheimrat Oldenburg, Oldenburg
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Minister von Hammerstein x Baumann's Reinette
Mother to:
Roba
Clivia
Father to:
Elektra
Accession name
Geheimrat Doktor Oldenburg
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
63.67 mm 1
Width
66.75 mm 1
Ribbing
absent 1
Crown
very weak 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
very low 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register