Atalanta (Netherlands)
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1935 by Professor Sprenger at Wageningen, The Netherlands. Fruits have firm flesh with an aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Atalanta
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Reinette Rouge Etoilee x Cox's Orange Pippin
Accession name
Atalanta (Netherlands)
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
66.73 mm 1
Width
68.29 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
absent 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1
Russet
low 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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