Roba

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A more highly coloured clone of Erwin Baur. Fruits have fairly firm flesh with a sweet to subacid, aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.

Parentage:
Geheimrat Doktor Oldenburg x Unknown

Accession No.
1994 - 055   fingerprint   cancel

Accession name
Roba

Flowering time
22nd April 10% flowering
24th April Full (80%) flowering
3rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat globose ^a

Height
55.12 mm ^a

Width
67.37 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.