Carrara Brusca
syn. Callera Brusca
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Received 1958. Origin: Received from Italy.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Late October
- Flowering
- 8th May (10%) · 13th May (full) · 19th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Tree
- upright
- Flavour
- subacid
- Ribbing
- ribbed at eye, sometimes on body
- Fruit size
- medium to large
- Fruit shape
- flat, conic to rectangular, convex
- Fruit width
- 63-72 mm
- Over colour
- occational slight pink flush
- Russet type
- russet dots and russet at base
- Flesh colour
- greenish cream
- Fruit height
- 47-57 mm
- Skin texture
- scarf skin base to sides, smooth, dry, rather tough
- Flesh texture
- firm, crisp, fine
- Ground colour
- pale greenish yellow
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium-large
- Type
- Dessert
- Crown
- medium
- Shape
- Flat
- Crunch
- crisp
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- weak-medium
- Firmness
- firm-very firm
- Coarseness
- fine
- Over colour
- Pink
- Flesh colour
- Cream
- Ground colour
- Whitish yellow
- Over colour amount
- very low
- Over colour pattern
- mottled
Source · National Fruit Collection
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