Decosta
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
A slightly striped, dark red clone of Jonagold. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1988 from Mr H. Decoster, Belgium. Fruits have juicy, sweet flesh with a good, rich flavour.
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.
- Picking time
- Mid October
- Flowering
- 18th April (10%) · 1st May (full) · 11th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium-large
- Type
- Dessert
- Crown
- medium
- Shape
- Globose
- Crunch
- crisp
- Russet
- very low
- Ribbing
- weak-medium
- Firmness
- soft
- Juiciness
- juicy
- Greasiness
- Strong
- Over colour
- Red
- Flesh colour
- Yellowish
- Ground colour
- Yellow
- Over colour amount
- medium-high
- Over colour pattern
- striped/mottled
Source · National Fruit Collection
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