Balder

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1950 by A.A. Schaap at the Institute of Horticultural Plant Breeding, Wageningen, The Netherlands. Fruits are very similar to James Grieve.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
James Grieve x Irish Peach

Size
medium ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Broad globose conical ²

Ribbing
medium ²

Ground Colour
Yellow ²

Over Colour
Red ²

Accession No.
1966 - 044   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Balder

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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