Rote Goldparmane
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A more highly coloured clone of King of the Pippins. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1967 from Germany. Fruits are firm, juicy and subacid with a brisk and slightly aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of King of the Pippins
Accession name
Rote Goldparmane
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
small-medium a
Type
Culinary / Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Firmness
soft a
Crunch
crisp a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.