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Antonovka Grammovaya 600

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Thought to be a sport of Antonovka. It was discovered by I.V. Michurin in Mogilev, Russia in 1888. Introduced in 1892. It produces larger fruit than Antonovka. Fruits have softish flesh with a subacid flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid September
Flowering
5th May (10%) · 9th May (full) · 17th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
subacid
Ribbing
ribbed at eye, prominent ribs on body
Fruit size
medium to large
Fruit shape
intermediate to flat, truncate-conic, convex to straight
Fruit width
66-86 mm
Over colour
flushed buff
Flesh colour
greenish white
Fruit height
55-65 mm
Flesh texture
soft
Ground colour
green
NFC characterisation
Size
large
Type
Dessert
Crown
medium
Shape
Broad globose conical
Width
71.34 mm
Height
59.98 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
strong
Firmness
soft
Over colour
Pink
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Whitish yellow
Over colour amount
absent
Over colour pattern
washed out

Source · National Fruit Collection

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