President Boudewijn
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1935 at the Horticultural Laboratory, Wageningen, The Netherlands. It was introduced in 1952. Fruits have greenish white flesh with a subacid, sweet, aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Jonathan x Cox's Orange Pippin
Accession name
President Boudewijn
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat 1
Ribbing
weak 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
low 1
Greasiness
Weak 1
Firmness
soft 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register