Lundbytorp
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A chance seedling grown in a garden in Lundbytorp, Denmark. It was described in 1913. Fruits have fine, fairly soft, cream flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat 2
Height
66.00 mm 2
Width
86.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Firmness
soft 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Accession name
Lundbytorp
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register