Astillisch

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1929 at the former Kaiser-Wilhelm Institut, Muncheberg, Germany. Fruits have soft, juicy flesh and can be rather acid.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Red Astrachan x Signe Tillisch

Accession No.
1967 - 002   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Astillisch

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid August 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
high 1

Over Colour
Dark Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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