Boiken
Apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in Bremen, Germany and named after Dikewarden Boike. Known since 1828. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy, acid flesh with very little flavour.
Synonyms:
Beuken, Birken, Birkin, Boiken Apfel, Boiken-alma, Boiken-Apfel, Boikenapfel, Boikenapple, Boikovo, Boikovo jablko, Bojkovo, Bolken, Jablko Boikovo, Pomme Boiken, Zlotka Boikena
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Boiken
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register