Schoner von Nordhausen
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in the early 1800s in the garden of Kaiser, Nordhausen, Germany. Introduced in 1892. Fruits have fine, moderately firm, yellowish white flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Belle de Nordhausen, Nordgauzenskaya Krasavitsa, Nordhausen, Schoner aus Nordhausen
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
intermediate to flat, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
57 mm b
Fruit Width
69 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye, slightly on body b
Ground Colour
light yellow b
Over Colour
flushed pink to dark red b
Russet Type
some russet at base b
Flesh Colour
yellowish white b
Flesh Texture
fine moderately firm b
Flavour
sweet, subacid b
Accession name
Schoner von Nordhausen
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat globose a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
medium-strong a
Ground Colour
Whitish green a
Over Colour (Amount)
low a
Over Colour
Brown a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out a
Russet
low a
Firmness
firm-very firm a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register