Batul-alma
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in the early 1800s from Transylvania (Romania). Fruits have crisp flesh with a sweet to subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Batul, Batulin, Batullen, Batullenapfel, Brilliantovoe, Mela Batullen, Narancsalma, Patul, Patul galben, Pomme Batul, Pomme Batullen, Pomme de Transsylvanie, Pomme de Transylvania, Pomme de Transylvanie, Uvegalma
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Height
57.00 mm 2
Width
63.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
low 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Russet
very low 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
very fine 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Batul-Alma
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
12th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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